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

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  • iconoclasm/aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm/nounC2The attacking of beliefs and images others hold dear.
  • iconoclast/aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/nounC2Somebody who attacks cherished beliefs.
  • ideologue/ˈaɪ.di.ə.lɒɡ/nounC2Somebody rigidly devoted to a set of political ideas.
  • idiomatic/ˌɪd.iː.əˈmat.ɪk/adjectiveC2Sounding natural to somebody who grew up with the language.
  • idiosyncrasy/ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/nounC2A personal quirk that belongs to one person alone.
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/ˌɪd.i.əʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/
adjectiveC2
Peculiar to one individual and nobody else.
  • ignominious/ˌɪɡ.nə(ʊ)ˈmɪ.ni.əs/adjectiveC2Bringing public shame and humiliation.
  • ignominy/ˈɪɡnəˌmɪni/nounC2Public disgrace.
  • ilk/ɪlk/nounC2A type or class of person, usually mentioned with disapproval.
  • imbibe/ɪmˈbaɪb/verbC22 meaningsTo drink.
  • imbue/ɪmˈbjuː/verbC2To fill something through and through with a quality.
  • immovable/ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/adjectiveC22 meaningsImpossible to move from a position.
  • impairment/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/nounC12 meaningsA loss or reduction of a bodily or mental function.
  • impeccable/ɪmˈpɛkəbəl/adjectiveC2Faultless in every detail.
  • impeccably/ɪmˈpɛk.ə.bli/adverbC2Without a single flaw.
  • impend/ɪmˈpɛnd/verbC2To be about to happen, usually something bad.
  • imperceptibleadjectiveC2Too slight to be noticed.
  • imperceptiblyadverbC2In a way too slight to be noticed.
  • imperil/ɪmˈpɛɹəl/verbC2To put something in danger.
  • imperious/ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Arrogantly commanding and expecting obedience.
  • impersonal/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsCold, and showing no human warmth.
  • imperturbable/ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbl̩/adjectiveC2Impossible to upset or fluster.
  • impietynounC2A lack of proper reverence for what is sacred.
  • implacable/ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l/adjectiveC2Impossible to soften or appease.
  • importune/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/verbC2To pester somebody with persistent requests.
  • imposition/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC22 meaningsAn unfair demand placed on somebody.
  • impregnable/ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l/adjectiveC2So strong that it cannot be broken into.
  • impresario/ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ/nounC2Somebody who organises and finances shows.
  • impressionistic/ɪmˌpɹɛ.ʃəˈnɪ.stɪk/adjectiveC2Giving a general feel rather than exact detail.
  • improvisational/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC2Belonging to a style of performing in which the players invent the material as they go.
  • impudence/ˈɪmpjədəns/nounC2Cheeky disrespect towards somebody.
  • impugn/ɪmˈpjuːn/verbC2To cast doubt on somebody's honesty or motives.
  • incantation/ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsWords chanted to summon magical power.
  • incestuous/ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsInvolving sex between close relatives.
  • inchoate/ɪnˈkəʊət/adjectiveC2Only just begun, and not yet properly formed.
  • incipient/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/adjectiveC2In the earliest stage and beginning to appear.
  • incise/ɪnˈsaɪz/verbC2To cut a design into a hard surface.
  • inclement/ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/adjectiveC2Unpleasantly cold, wet or stormy.
  • inclusion/ɪnˈkluːʒən/nounC13 meaningsThe act of putting somebody or something into a group, list or set, or the fact of being in it.
  • incongruity/ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/nounC2The state of not fitting with the surroundings.
  • incongruous/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/adjectiveC2Strangely out of place among the rest.
  • inconsolableadjectiveC2Unable to be comforted.
  • incontrovertible/ˌɪŋ.kɒn.tɹəˈvɜː.təbl̩/adjectiveC2So certain that it cannot be argued against.
  • incotermsnounC2The standard terms saying who pays and who bears risk.
  • inculcate/ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/verbC2To fix an idea in somebody's mind by repetition.
  • incumbency/ɪŋˈkʌmbənsi/nounC2The period during which somebody holds an office.
  • incumbent/ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt/nounC22 meaningsThe person who currently holds the post.
  • indefatigable/ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bəl/adjectiveC2Never seeming to tire.
  • indemnify/ɪnˈdɛm.nɪ.faɪ/verbC2To promise to make good somebody's losses.
  • indiscretion/ˌɪndɪsˈkɹɛʃən/nounC2An unwise act or a secret carelessly let out.
  • individualism/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪ.dʒu.əˌlɪ.zəm/nounC2The belief that the person matters more than the group.
  • indolence/ˈɪndəl(ə)ns/nounC2Habitual laziness.
  • indolent/ˈɪn.də.lənt/adjectiveC2Lazy, and unwilling to exert yourself.
  • inducement/ɪnˈdjuːsmənt/nounC2Something offered to persuade you to act.
  • induction/ɪnˈdʌkʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe process of being formally brought into a job, a course or an organisation.
  • indulgence/ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/nounC2Letting yourself have what you want.
  • ineffable/ɪˈnɛf.ə.bəl/adjectiveC2Too great or too fine to be put into words.
  • inexorable/ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/adjectiveC2Impossible to stop or to turn aside.
  • inexorably/ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/adverbC2In a way that nothing can stop or turn aside.
  • infallibility/ɪnˌfæləˈbɪləti/nounC2The state of never being able to be wrong.