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

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  • impatience/ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/nounB2Unwillingness to wait or tolerate delay.
  • impeachment/ɪmˈpiːt͡ʃ.mənt/nounB2+A formal charge of misconduct against a high official.
  • impediment/ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/nounC1Something that stands in the way.
  • 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.
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The pretending to be somebody else.
  • impersonatornounC1Somebody who performs as another person.
  • impetus/ˈɪm.pə.təs/nounC1The force or motive that drives something forward.
  • impietynounC2A lack of proper reverence for what is sacred.
  • implement/ˈɪmpləmənt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo put a plan or decision into effect.
  • implementation/ˌɪmplɪmənˈteɪʃən/nounC1The putting of a plan into actual practice.
  • implication/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB24 meaningsSomething suggested without being said outright.
  • impolitenessnounB2+Failure to show the courtesy that is expected.
  • imposition/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC22 meaningsAn unfair demand placed on somebody.
  • impossibility/ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/nounB2Something that cannot be done at all.
  • imposternounB2+Somebody pretending to be who they are not.
  • impostor syndrome/ɪmˈpɒstə ˈsɪndɹəʊm/nounC1Feeling a fraud despite doing the work well.
  • impotence/ˈɪmpətəns/nounC12 meaningsComplete powerlessness to act or to change things.
  • impresario/ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ/nounC2Somebody who organises and finances shows.
  • impression/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/nounB12 meaningsThe idea or feeling somebody leaves you with.
  • 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.
  • improvement/ɪmˈpɹuːvmənt/nounB1+A change that makes something better.
  • improvisation/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsPerforming without a script, inventing in the moment.
  • impudence/ˈɪmpjədəns/nounC2Cheeky disrespect towards somebody.
  • impulse buynounC1Something bought on the spur of the moment.
  • impunity/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/nounC1Freedom from any punishment for what you have done.
  • in-lawsnounB1The family you gain through your husband or wife.
  • in-traynounB2The shallow tray where incoming work lands.
  • inability/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1The lack of ability or power to do something.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • incentive/ɪnˈsɛntɪv/nounB2+A reward offered to make somebody act differently.
  • inception/ɪnˈsɛpʃən/nounC1The point at which something began.
  • incest/ˈɪn.sɛst/nounB2+Sexual relations between close relatives.
  • inch/ɪnt͡ʃ/nounB12 meaningsA unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
  • incidence/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/nounC1How often something occurs in a population.
  • incident/ˈɪnsɪdənt/nounB1An event, especially an unpleasant one.
  • incision/ɪnˈsɪʒən/nounC1A clean cut made deliberately, especially in surgery.
  • incisor/ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/nounC1One of the sharp front teeth used for biting.
  • 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.
  • income/ˈɪnˌkʌm/nounB2All the money that comes to a person or body.
  • income tax/ˈɪnˌkʌm tæks/nounB2The share of earnings taken by the state.
  • incompetence/ɪnˈkɒm.pə.təns/nounB2+Not being good enough at the job.
  • incompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsLacking the skill or ability to do something properly.
  • incongruity/ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/nounC2The state of not fitting with the surroundings.
  • incotermsnounC2The standard terms saying who pays and who bears risk.
  • increase/ɪnˈkɹiːs/verbA2+3 meaningsTo become greater in number, amount or degree.
  • incredulity/ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/nounC1Refusal to believe what you are being told.