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

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  • in your dreamsphraseB2A mocking way of dismissing somebody's hope.
  • 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.
  • inaccurate/ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/adjectiveB2+Not exactly right.
  • inaction/ɪnˈækʃən/nounB2+A failure to do anything at all.
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  • inadequacy/ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/nounB2+The state of not being good enough.
  • inadequate/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/adjectiveC1Not enough, or not good enough, for the purpose.
  • inadvertent/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/adjectiveC1Done without meaning to.
  • inadvertentlyadverbC1Without meaning to.
  • inane/ɪˈneɪn/adjectiveC1Silly and completely lacking in sense.
  • inanimate/ɪnˈænɪmət/adjectiveB2+Not alive.
  • inappropriate/ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/adjectiveC1Not suitable for the occasion.
  • inarticulate/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnable to express yourself clearly in speech.
  • inattentive/ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Not paying proper attention.
  • inaudibleadjectiveB2+Too quiet to be heard at all.
  • inaudiblyadverbC1Too quietly to be heard.
  • inaugurate/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹeɪt/verbC1To install somebody formally into high office.
  • inauguration/ɪˌnɔːɡ(j)ʊˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+The ceremony that starts somebody in high office.
  • inborn/ˈɪn.bɔːn/adjectiveC1Present from birth rather than learnt.
  • inbound/ˈɪnbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsTravelling towards a place rather than away from it.
  • incandescent/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsGlowing with intense heat.
  • incantation/ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsWords chanted to summon magical power.
  • incapable/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsNot able to do something, because the ability is not there.
  • incarcerate/ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt/verbC1To shut somebody up in prison.
  • incarceration/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/nounC1Being kept locked up.
  • incarnation/ˌɪŋ.kɑːˈneɪ.ʃən/nounC1A life lived in one particular body or form.
  • incendiary/ɪnˈsɛn.dɪ.əɹ.i/adjectiveC1Made to start fires, or designed to inflame feeling.
  • 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.
  • incessant/ɪnˈsɛs.ənt/adjectiveC1Going on and on without ever stopping.
  • incest/ˈɪn.sɛst/nounB2+Sexual relations between close relatives.
  • incestuous/ɪnˈsɛstjuəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsInvolving sex between close relatives.
  • inch/ɪnt͡ʃ/nounB12 meaningsA unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.
  • inchoate/ɪnˈkəʊət/adjectiveC2Only just begun, and not yet properly formed.
  • incidence/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/nounC1How often something occurs in a population.
  • incident/ˈɪnsɪdənt/nounB1An event, especially an unpleasant one.
  • incidental/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/adjectiveB2Happening as a minor side effect of something else.
  • incidentally/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/adverbB2By the way, said when adding a side point.
  • incipient/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/adjectiveC2In the earliest stage and beginning to appear.
  • incise/ɪnˈsaɪz/verbC2To cut a design into a hard surface.
  • incision/ɪnˈsɪʒən/nounC1A clean cut made deliberately, especially in surgery.
  • incisive/ɪnˈsaɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC1Cutting straight to the point with clear thought.
  • incisor/ɪnˈsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/nounC1One of the sharp front teeth used for biting.
  • incite/ɪnˈsaɪt/verbC1To stir people up to do something violent.
  • inclement/ɪnˈklɛm.ənt/adjectiveC2Unpleasantly cold, wet or stormy.
  • inclination/ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+A leaning towards something, or a slope.
  • incline/ɪnˈklaɪn/nounB2+2 meaningsA slope, especially of a road or track.
  • include/ɪnˈkluːd/verbB12 meaningsTo have something as one of its parts.
  • inclusion/ɪnˈkluːʒən/nounC13 meaningsThe act of putting somebody or something into a group, list or set, or the fact of being in it.
  • inclusive/ɪnˈkluːsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsIncluding everyone, especially those often left out.
  • incognito/ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtoʊ/adverbB2+Under a hidden identity.
  • incoherentadjectiveC1Not making connected sense.
  • income/ˈɪnˌkʌm/nounB2All the money that comes to a person or body.
  • income tax/ˈɪnˌkʌm tæks/nounB2The share of earnings taken by the state.
  • incomparable/ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/adjectiveC1So good that nothing compares.
  • incompatible/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/adjectiveB2+Unable to work or exist together.
  • incompetence/ɪnˈkɒm.pə.təns/nounB2+Not being good enough at the job.
  • incompetent/ɪnˈkɒmpətənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsLacking the skill or ability to do something properly.