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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • ebullience/ɪˈbʊl.i.əns/nounC2Bubbling high spirits.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • eccentricity/ˌɛk.sɛnˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2Odd behaviour that harms nobody.
  • echelon/ˈɛʃ.ə.lɒn/<a:RP>nounC2One level in a ranked organisation.
  • echolocation
/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/
nounC2
Finding objects by listening to the echo of your own sound.
  • ecotourism/ˌiːkəʊˈtʊəɹɪz(ə)m/nounC2Travel that aims to protect the places it visits.
  • edification/ˌɛdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Instruction that improves the mind or morals.
  • edifice/ˈɛd.ɪ.fɪs/nounC2A large imposing building, or a great system of ideas.
  • efficiency/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/nounB23 meaningsThe quality of getting a result with little waste of time, money, effort or material.
  • effrontery/ɪˈfɹʌntəɹi/nounC2Shameless boldness that offends.
  • effusionnounC2An outpouring, of liquid or of feeling.
  • egress/ˈiːɡɹɛs/nounC2A way out, or the act of going out.
  • elasticity/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/nounC2How well something springs back into shape.
  • elation/ɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2A great rush of joy and pride.
  • electrode/əˈlɛk.tɹəʊd/nounC2A conductor through which current enters or leaves.
  • embroidery/ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe craft of decorating cloth with designs sewn in thread.
  • eminence/ˈɛmɪnəns/nounC2High standing and reputation in a field.
  • emulation/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/nounC2The copying of somebody admired in order to match them.
  • enchantress/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɹɪs/nounC12 meaningsA woman who works magic, in stories.
  • encumbrance/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/nounC2Something that weighs you down and gets in the way.
  • enmity/ˈɛn.mɪ.ti/nounC2Deep and lasting hostility.
  • ennui/ɒnˈwiː/nounC2Weariness caused by having nothing that interests you.
  • entail/ɛnˈteɪl/verbC14 meaningsTo have something as a necessary part or a necessary result.
  • entrenchmentnounC2Being dug in so firmly that change is very hard.
  • ephemera/ɪˈfɛməɹə/nounC2Printed odds and ends never meant to be kept.
  • epicure/ˈɛpɪkjʊə/nounC2Somebody with refined taste in food and drink.
  • epigram/ˈɛpɪɡɹæm/nounC2A short clever saying with a sting in it.
  • epitome/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/nounC12 meaningsThe perfect example of a quality.
  • epoch/ˈiːpɒk/nounC12 meaningsA long period marked off by a great event.
  • epoxy/ɪˈpɒk.si/nounC2A two-part glue that sets into a very strong joint.
  • equanimity/ˌɛkwəˈnɪmɪti/nounC2Calmness of mind under pressure.
  • equilibrium/ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/nounC23 meaningsA state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.
  • equity/ˈɛk.wɪ.ti/nounC15 meaningsFairness that takes different needs and circumstances into account.
  • equivocation/ɪˌkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Sliding between two meanings of a word in an argument.
  • ermine/ˈɜːmɪn/nounC2The white winter fur of a stoat, used to trim robes.
  • erratic/ɪˈɹætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsJumping about with no steady pattern.
  • erudition/ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/nounC2Great learning gathered from books.
  • escarpment/ɪˈskɑːp.mənt/nounC2A long steep slope at the edge of high ground.
  • escutcheon/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/nounC2The shield on which a coat of arms is shown.
  • eswatininounC2Small African kingdom formerly called Swaziland.
  • etching/ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/nounC2A design bitten into metal with acid.
  • ethos/ˈiːθɒs/nounC2The spirit and values that mark a community.
  • euphemism/ˈjuː.fəˌmɪz.əm/nounC2A soft phrase used in place of a hard truth.
  • euphoria/juːˈfɔː.ɹi.ə/nounC2A wave of happiness so intense you feel you could float.
  • eventide/ˈiːvənˌtaɪd/nounC2The evening, in poetic use.
  • ewer/ˈjuː.ə/nounC2A large jug for holding water.
  • exaltation/ˌɛɡ.zɔlˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2A state of intense joy, or being raised in rank.
  • exasperationnounC2Weary irritation after repeated failure or annoyance.
  • exchequer/ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/nounC2The national treasury that holds public money.
  • exhortation/ˌɛɡzɔːˈteɪʃən/nounC2An earnest appeal to do something.
  • exigency/ˈɛksɪd͡ʒənsi/nounC2An urgent demand created by the situation.
  • exorcism/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/nounC2A ceremony to drive out an evil spirit.
  • exorcist/ˈɛk.sɔː.sɪst/nounC2Somebody who drives out evil spirits by ritual.
  • expediency/ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.ən.si/nounC2Doing what suits you now rather than what is right.
  • expletive/ɪkˈspliːtɪv/nounC2A swear word, especially one uttered in anger or pain.
  • extrusionnounC2Material pushed through a shaped opening to form a length.
  • exultation/ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən/nounC2Triumphant delight.
  • eyrie/ˈɪə.ɹi/nounC2An eagle's nest high on a crag.