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

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  • idealism/ʌɪˈdɪəlɪz(ə)m/nounB2+Living by high principles rather than by what works.
  • idealistnounB2+Somebody guided by how things ought to be.
  • idiom/ˈɪdiəm/nounB2+A phrase whose meaning cannot be guessed from its words.
  • idleness/ˈaɪdəlnəs/nounB2+The state of doing nothing at all.
  • iguana/ɪ.ɡjuˈɑːnə/nounB2+A large tree-dwelling lizard of tropical America.
  • illumination/ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/
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The lighting of a place, or a sudden understanding.
  • illustrator/ˈɪləˌstɹeɪtəɹ/nounB2+An artist who draws pictures for books and articles.
  • imam/ˈiːmɑːm/nounB2+The person who leads prayer in a mosque.
  • imbalancenounB2+A state where two sides are unequal.
  • immersion/ɪˈmɜːʃən/nounB2+Complete covering by liquid, or total absorption in a subject.
  • immigration/ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/nounB2+The official process of being allowed into a country.
  • immorality/ɪməˈɹælɪti/nounB2+Behaviour that breaks moral rules.
  • immortality/ˌɪmɔːˈtæləti/nounB2+Never dying, or being remembered for ever.
  • immunity/ɪˈmjuːnəti/nounB2+2 meaningsThe body's ability to resist a disease.
  • impeachment/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/nounB2+A formal charge of misconduct against a high official.
  • imperative/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo necessary that it cannot wait.
  • imperialism/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/nounB2+A policy of extending rule over other countries.
  • implement/ˈɪmpləmənt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo put a plan or decision into effect.
  • implication/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB24 meaningsSomething suggested without being said outright.
  • impolitenessnounB2+Failure to show the courtesy that is expected.
  • imposternounB2+Somebody pretending to be who they are not.
  • improvisation/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsPerforming without a script, inventing in the moment.
  • inaction/ɪnˈækʃən/nounB2+A failure to do anything at all.
  • inadequacy/ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/nounB2+The state of not being good enough.
  • inauguration/ɪˌnɔːɡ(j)ʊˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+The ceremony that starts somebody in high office.
  • incense/ˈɪnsɛn(t)s/nounB2+2 meaningsSweet-smelling smoke burned in worship.
  • incentive/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/nounB2+A reward offered to make somebody act differently.
  • incest/ˈɪn.sɛst/nounB2+Sexual relations between close relatives.
  • inclination/ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A leaning towards something, or a slope.
  • incline/ɪnˈklaɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA slope, especially of a road or track.
  • inclusion/ɪnˈkluːʒən/nounC13 meaningsThe act of putting somebody or something into a group, list or set, or the fact of being in it.
  • incompetence/ɪnˈkɒm.pə.təns/nounB2+Not being good enough at the job.
  • incubation/ɪnkjuːˈbeɪʃən/nounB2+The keeping of eggs warm, or the silent early stage of a disease.
  • incubator/ˈɪn.kjuːˌbeɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2+The warmed case a very small baby is cared for in.
  • infancy/ˈɪnfənsi/nounB2+The first stage of a life or a project.
  • infantry/ˈɪnfəntɹi/nounB2+Soldiers who fight on foot.
  • inferioritynounB2+The state of being lower in quality or rank.
  • inferno/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/nounB2+A large and dangerous fire.
  • infinitive/ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv/nounB2+The basic form of a verb, usually written with "to".
  • infinity/ɪnˈfɪnɪti/nounB2+A quantity or a time with no end.
  • infirmary/ɪnˈfɝməɹi/nounB2+A place where the sick are cared for.
  • inflammation/ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/nounB2+Redness, heat and swelling where the body is fighting.
  • inflation/ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A general rise in prices so that money buys less.
  • influx/ˈɪnˌflʌks/nounB2+A large arrival of people or things.
  • informalitynounB2+A relaxed manner with the formal rules set aside.
  • informer/ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/nounB2+Somebody who secretly tells the authorities.
  • infrastructure/ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/nounB2+The roads, pipes, wires and rails a place runs on.
  • inhabitant/ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tənt/nounB2+Somebody who lives in a particular place.
  • inhumanitynounB2+Cruel treatment of other people.
  • initiation/ɪˌnɪʃ.iˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The formal admitting of somebody into a group.
  • inlet/ˈɪnlət/nounB2+A narrow arm of sea reaching into the land.
  • innovation/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A new method or product, or the making of one.
  • inquisition/ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/nounB2+A harsh and searching questioning.
  • insecticide/ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/nounB2+A chemical that kills insects.
  • insole/ˈɪnsəʊl/nounB2+The soft layer inside a shoe, under your foot.
  • insomnia/ɪnˈsɒmniə/nounB2+Persistent inability to sleep.
  • installment/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/nounB2+One of the regular part-payments that add up to the full price.
  • instalment/ɪnˈstɔːl.mənt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of a series of regular part-payments.
  • insulation/ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/nounB2+Material used to prevent heat, sound or electricity passing through.
  • insulator/ˈɪn.s(j)ə.leɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounB2+2 meaningsA material that will not let electricity pass.