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

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  • ibannounC1The international code identifying a bank account abroad.
  • ibis/ˈaɪ.bɪs/nounC1A wading bird with a long curved beak.
  • ichthyosaur/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/nounC1A sea reptile shaped rather like a dolphin.
  • ideology/ˌaɪ.diːˈɒl.ə.d͡ʒiː/nounC1A connected set of beliefs about how society should work.
  • ignorance/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/nounC1Not knowing something you might be expected to know.
  • imagery/ˈɪmɪd͡ʒɹi/
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  • imbecile/ɪmbəˈsiːl/nounC1A person behaving very stupidly, used as an insult.
  • immensity/ɪˈmɛn.sɪ.ti/nounC1Vastness beyond ordinary scale.
  • immunisationnounC1The programme of injections that protects a child.
  • immunity/ɪˈmjuːnəti/nounB2+2 meaningsThe body's ability to resist a disease.
  • immunity dealnounC1An agreement not to prosecute in return for evidence.
  • imp/ɪmp/nounC12 meaningsA small mischievous demon.
  • impairment/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/nounC12 meaningsA loss or reduction of a bodily or mental function.
  • impediment/ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/nounC1Something that stands in the way.
  • imperative/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo necessary that it cannot wait.
  • impersonationnounC1The pretending to be somebody else.
  • impersonatornounC1Somebody who performs as another person.
  • impetus/ˈɪm.pə.təs/nounC1The force or motive that drives something forward.
  • implementation/ˌɪmplɪmənˈteɪʃən/nounC1The putting of a plan into actual practice.
  • implication/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB24 meaningsSomething suggested without being said outright.
  • impostor syndrome/ɪmˈpɒstə ˈsɪndɹəʊm/nounC1Feeling a fraud despite doing the work well.
  • impotence/ˈɪmpətəns/nounC12 meaningsComplete powerlessness to act or to change things.
  • impressionism/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənɪzəm/nounC1A style of painting that catches light and fleeting effects.
  • impressions/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/nounC1How many times an advertisement was shown.
  • imprint/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/nounC14 meaningsThe name of a publishing house as it appears on a book, or a branded list within a larger publisher.
  • imprisonment/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/nounC1Being shut up in prison.
  • impropriety/ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/nounC1Behaviour that breaks the accepted standards.
  • improv/ˈɪmpɹɑv/nounC1Unscripted performance created on the spot.
  • impulse buynounC1Something bought on the spur of the moment.
  • impunity/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/nounC1Freedom from any punishment for what you have done.
  • inability/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1The lack of ability or power to do something.
  • incantation/ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsWords chanted to summon magical power.
  • incarceration/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1Being kept locked up.
  • incarnation/ˌɪŋ.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1A life lived in one particular body or form.
  • incense/ˈɪnsɛn(t)s/nounB2+2 meaningsSweet-smelling smoke burned in worship.
  • inception/ɪnˈsɛpʃən/nounC1The point at which something began.
  • incidence/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/nounC1How often something occurs in a population.
  • incision/ɪnˈsɪʒən/nounC1A clean cut made deliberately, especially in surgery.
  • incisor/ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/nounC1One of the sharp front teeth used for biting.
  • 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.
  • incompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsLacking the skill or ability to do something properly.
  • incredulity/ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/nounC1Refusal to believe what you are being told.
  • increment/ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/nounC1One small step up in a series.
  • incursion/ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/nounC1A sudden raid into somebody else's territory.
  • indecency/ɪnˈdiːsənsi/nounC1Behaviour that offends accepted standards of decency, especially sexually.
  • index/ˈɪndɛks/nounB25 meaningsAn alphabetical list of topics with the pages where each one is found.
  • indian summernounC1A spell of warm weather late in the year.
  • indicator/ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounC14 meaningsA flashing light on a vehicle that shows which way the driver intends to turn.
  • indictment/ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/nounC12 meaningsThe formal written charge that starts a serious trial.
  • indifference/ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns/nounC1The state of not caring either way.
  • indignation/ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1Anger at treatment felt to be unjust.
  • indignity/ɪnˈdɪɡ.nɪ.ti/nounC1Treatment that robs somebody of their dignity.
  • individuality/ˌɪndɪvɪd͡ʒuˈælɪti/nounC1What makes one person unlike everybody else.
  • indoctrination/ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/nounC1Teaching beliefs so firmly that they are never questioned.
  • induction/ɪnˈdʌkʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe process of being formally brought into a job, a course or an organisation.
  • induction loopnounC1A system that sends sound straight to a hearing aid.
  • induction trainingnounC1The first teaching given to a new employee.
  • industrial actionnounC1Organised protest by workers, such as a strike.
  • industrialistnounC1An owner of large manufacturing businesses.