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

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  • eager/ˈiɡɚ/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of impatient excitement about doing or getting something.
  • early/ˈɜːli/adjectiveA13 meaningsHappening before the usual or expected time.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • earsplittingadjectiveB2Extremely loud, to the point of pain.
  • earthy/ˈɜː.θi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSmelling of soil and damp woodland.
  • easier/ˈiː.zi.ə/
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adjectiveA2
Less difficult than something else.
  • eastbound/ˈistbaʊnd/adjectiveB1+Travelling towards the east.
  • eastern/ˈiː.stən/adjectiveB1Belonging to the east.
  • easy/ˈiːzi/adjectiveA14 meaningsNeeding little effort or skill.
  • easygoingadjectiveB1+Relaxed and not easily bothered.
  • ebon/ˈɛbən/adjectiveC2Deep black, in poetic use.
  • ebullient/ɪˈbʊliənt/adjectiveC2Overflowing with cheerful energy.
  • eccentric/ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/adjectiveC13 meaningsOdd in a harmless, likeable way; living by your own rules.
  • eclectic/ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/adjectiveC1Drawing on many different sources and styles.
  • ecological/ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/adjectiveC1To do with living things and their surroundings.
  • economic/ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk/adjectiveB1+To do with money, trade and national wealth.
  • ecstatic/ɛkˈstætɪk/adjectiveB2+So wildly happy that you can barely stand still.
  • edgy/ˈɛd͡ʒi/adjectiveB22 meaningsTense and on the point of snapping.
  • edible/ˈɛdɪbəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsSafe or fit to eat.
  • editorial/ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/nounB2+2 meaningsThe article where a newspaper gives its own opinion.
  • educated/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɪd/adjectiveB1Having had a good deal of schooling.
  • educational/ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveB1+To do with teaching, or teaching you something.
  • eerie/ˈɪəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange and frightening in a quiet, ghostly way.
  • effective/ɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsProducing the result it was meant to produce.
  • effectual/iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/adjectiveC2Producing the result that was intended.
  • effervescent/ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsGiving off bubbles of gas.
  • efficacious/ˌɛf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Producing the result it is meant to produce.
  • efficient/ɪˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveB2Getting the result without wasting time or energy.
  • effortless/ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/adjectiveC1Done so well it looks easy.
  • effusive/ɪˈfjuːsɪv/adjectiveC2Expressing feeling in an unrestrained way.
  • egalitarian/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/adjectiveC2Holding that everybody should be equal.
  • egotistical/ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/adjectiveC1Excessively concerned with yourself and your own importance.
  • egregious/ɪˈɡɹiː.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveC1Outstandingly bad.
  • elaborate/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/adjectiveB23 meaningsMade of many small parts, each one carefully worked out.
  • elastic/ɪˈlæstɪk/nounC12 meaningsA band that stretches and springs back.
  • elated/ɪˈleɪtɪd/adjectiveC2Lifted up with sudden joy.
  • elder/ˈeldə/adjectiveB12 meaningsOlder, especially of two family members.
  • elderly/ˈɛldɚli/adjectiveB22 meaningsOld, said of a person, in a polite and slightly distant way.
  • elective/ɪˈlɛktɪv/nounB2+3 meaningsA course a student chooses rather than has to take.
  • electoral/ɪˈlɛk.tə.ɹəl/adjectiveC1To do with elections and voting.
  • electric/ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/adjectiveA23 meaningsWorked by electricity.
  • electronic/ˌɛl.ɛkˈtɹɒn.ɪk/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsWorking by circuits and small components.
  • elegant/ˈɛləɡənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsBeautiful in a graceful, restrained way.
  • elemental/(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBelonging to the basic forces of nature.
  • elementary/ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəɹi/adjectiveB22 meaningsBasic and introductory.
  • elephantine/ɛl.əˈfæn.tin/adjectiveC2Enormous and heavy in the way of the largest land animal.
  • eligible/ˈɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeeting the conditions that allow you to do or receive something.
  • elitist/ɪˈliːtɪst/adjectiveC1Favouring a select few over everybody else.
  • eloquent/ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/adjectiveB2+Speaking so well that the words carry real force.
  • elusive/ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/adjectiveC1Always slipping away just before you catch it.
  • emaciated/əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/adjectiveC1Abnormally thin and weak from hunger or illness.
  • embarrassed/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/adjectiveB1Feeling awkward and self-conscious in front of others.
  • embarrassing/ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/adjectiveB1Making somebody feel awkward and self-conscious.
  • embattled/ɛmˈbætl̩d/adjectiveC1Under attack from all sides.
  • emerald/ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/nounB1+3 meaningsA precious stone of deep green, a variety of the mineral beryl.
  • eminent/ˈɛmɪnənt/adjectiveC2Highly respected at the top of a profession.
  • emotional/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/adjectiveB1Full of feeling, or easily moved by it.
  • empathetic/ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/adjectiveB2+Feeling what others feel as if from inside them.
  • empirical/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/adjectiveC1Based on observed evidence and experiment.
  • empty/ˈɛm(p).ti/adjectiveA23 meaningsWith nothing inside or on it.