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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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72 words · showing 1–60

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  • facelessadjectiveC1Without individual character or identity.
  • facetious/fəˈsiːʃəs/adjectiveC1Joking about something that calls for seriousness.
  • fair-minded/ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/adjectiveC1Willing to judge everybody by the same standard.
  • faithlessadjectiveC1Not keeping faith or promises.
  • fallow/ˈfæləʊ/adjectiveC1Left unplanted for a season so the soil can rest.
  • familial/fəˈmɪljəl/adjective
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To do with a family, or running in one.
  • familiar/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/adjectiveB14 meaningsKnown to you already, from having met it many times before.
  • fanciful/ˈfænsɪfl̩/adjectiveC1Imaginative rather than founded on fact.
  • fancy/ˈfæn.si/adjectiveB15 meaningsDecorated, elaborate and expensive-looking rather than plain.
  • faraway/ˈfɑɹəweɪ/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsAt a great distance.
  • fastidious/fæsˈtɪdi.əs/adjectiveC1Very hard to please about detail and cleanliness.
  • fateful/ˈfeɪtfəl/adjectiveC1Having important and usually bad consequences.
  • faulty/ˈfɒlti/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot working properly because something is wrong with it.
  • favourable/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsExpressing approval.
  • fearful/ˈfɪəfəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of fear.
  • feisty/ˈfaɪsti/adjectiveC1Spirited and ready to stand your ground.
  • feline/ˈfiːlaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to cats.
  • female/ˈfiː.meɪl/adjectiveA22 meaningsOf the sex that gives birth or produces eggs.
  • feminist/ˈfɛmənɪst/adjectiveC1Working for equal rights and standing for women.
  • ferocious/fəˈɹəʊʃəs/adjectiveC1Frighteningly fierce and violent.
  • fervent/ˈfɜːv(ə)nt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing very strong belief.
  • fetal/ˈfitl̩/adjectiveC1Relating to an unborn baby in the womb.
  • feudal/ˈfjuːdəl/adjectiveC1Describing a system where land was held in return for service.
  • few/fjuː/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot many; hardly any — with a note of disappointment in it.
  • fickle/ˈfɪk.əl/adjectiveC1Changing loyalties and moods without warning.
  • fiddly/ˈfɪdli/adjectiveC1Awkward to do because the parts are small.
  • fiendish/ˈfiːndɪʃ/adjectiveC1Extremely cruel, or extremely clever and difficult.
  • figurative/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/adjectiveC1Meant as an image rather than in the plain sense.
  • fiscal/ˈfɪskəl/adjectiveC1Having to do with public money and taxation.
  • fitful/ˈfɪtf(ʊ)l/adjectiveC1Stopping and starting, and never steady.
  • flabby/ˈflæb.i/adjectiveB22 meaningsSoft and loose from lack of exercise.
  • flagrant/ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/adjectiveC1Openly and shockingly wrong.
  • flaky/ˈfleɪki/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBreaking into thin light layers.
  • flash/flæʃ/nounA26 meaningsA sudden short burst of light.
  • flawed/flɔːd/adjectiveC1Spoiled by a fault.
  • fleeting/ˈfliːtɪŋ/adjectiveC1Gone almost as soon as it is noticed.
  • floodlit/ˈflʌdlɪt/adjectiveC1Lit brightly all over by powerful lamps.
  • fluffy/ˈflʌfi/adjectiveB13 meaningsCovered in or made of soft, loose fibres or fur.
  • flutedadjectiveC1Marked with long rounded grooves.
  • focal/ˈfəʊ.kl̩/adjectiveC1Central, and drawing everything towards it.
  • forcibleadjectiveC1Done by force.
  • foreign/ˈfɒɹɪn/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsBelonging to a country that is not your own.
  • forensic/fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/adjectiveC1Using science to investigate crime.
  • formal/ˈfɔɹməl/adjectiveB12 meaningsSerious and official in style.
  • formative/ˈfɔːmətɪv/adjectiveC1Having a lasting effect on how somebody develops.
  • forthcoming/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or appearing soon.
  • forthright/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Direct and honest in speech, without evasion.
  • fortuitous/fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/adjectiveC1Happening by chance, and often luckily.
  • foxy/ˈfɑksi/adjectiveC1Strikingly sexy and good-looking.
  • fraught/fɹɔːt/adjectiveC1Full of anxiety, or loaded with danger.
  • frayed/fɹeɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsComing apart in loose threads at the edge.
  • frazzledadjectiveC1Frayed and worn out by too much at once.
  • freakish/ˈfɹiːkɪʃ/adjectiveC1Wildly abnormal and unpredictable, as of weather or an accident that departs from what nature usually does.
  • frenetic/fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Fast, energetic and disordered.
  • frequent/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening many times within a short period.
  • fresh/fɹɛʃ/adjectiveA26 meaningsMade, picked or caught a very short time ago.
  • fretful/ˈfɹɛtfəl/adjectiveC1Restless and inclined to complain.
  • frivolous/ˈfɹɪv.ə.ləs/adjectiveC1Not serious when seriousness is called for.
  • frontal/ˈfɹʌn.təl/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsAt, on, or facing the front.
  • frosty/ˈfɹɒsti/adjectiveC12 meaningsCovered in frost.