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

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  • painful/ˈpeɪn.fl̩/adjectiveB1Causing hurt in the body or in the feelings.
  • painlessadjectiveB1+Causing no pain or trouble.
  • painstaking/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/adjectiveC1Done with great care and attention to detail.
  • palatable/ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsPleasant enough to eat.
  • palatial/pəˈleɪʃəl/adjectiveC1As grand and spacious as a palace.
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Having little colour in the face, from illness, fear or shock.
  • pallid/ˈpælɪd/adjectiveC1Unhealthily pale.
  • palpable/ˈpælpəbəl/adjectiveC1So strong it can almost be touched.
  • paltry/ˈpɒltɹi/adjectiveC1Contemptibly small in amount or value.
  • panned/pænd/adjectiveC1Harshly criticised by reviewers.
  • panoramic/ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/adjectiveC1Taking in a wide sweep of view.
  • papal/ˈpeɪpəl/adjectiveC1To do with the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • paperyadjectiveC1Thin and dry to the touch.
  • paradoxical/ˌpæɹəˈdɒksɪkəl/adjectiveC2Seeming to contradict itself and yet possibly true.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • paramount/ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/adjectiveC2More important than everything else.
  • paranoid/ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsWrongly convinced that other people mean you harm.
  • paranormaladjectiveB2+Beyond what science can explain.
  • parasitic/ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/adjectiveC2Living off another creature and giving nothing back.
  • parched/pɑɹt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2Dried out completely by heat.
  • parental/pəˈɹɛn.təl/adjectiveC1Relating to a parent or parents.
  • parliamentary/ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1To do with the assembly that makes a country's laws.
  • parochial/pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/adjectiveC2Interested only in your own small corner of the world.
  • parsimonious/pɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/adjectiveC2Extremely unwilling to spend or to give.
  • part-timeadjectiveB2Working fewer than the usual full hours.
  • partial/ˈpɑɹʃəl/adjectiveC13 meaningsOnly part of the whole.
  • partisan/ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/adjectiveC1Loyal to one side and unwilling to be fair to the other.
  • passable/ˈpæsəbəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsGood enough and no more.
  • passionate/ˈpæʃənɪt/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of strong feeling.
  • passive/ˈpæs.ɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAccepting what happens without acting.
  • past/pɑːst/nounA14 meaningsThe time that has already gone.
  • pastel/ˈpæstl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPale and soft rather than strong.
  • pasty/ˈpeɪsti/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnhealthily pale.
  • pat/pæt/verbB15 meaningsTo touch someone or something gently and repeatedly with a flat hand.
  • patchy/ˈpæt͡ʃi/adjectiveC2Uneven, and good in some parts but not others.
  • patent/ˈpeɪtənt/nounC12 meaningsThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.
  • paternal/pəˈtɜː.nəl/adjectiveC1To do with a father, or fatherly in feeling.
  • pathetic/pəˈθɛtɪk/adjectiveB12 meaningsSo feeble or inadequate that it deserves contempt.
  • pathological/ˌpæθ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1Caused by disease, or compulsive beyond reason.
  • patient/ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/nounB12 meaningsA person being treated by a doctor, a dentist or a hospital.
  • patriotic/pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk/adjectiveB2Showing devoted love for your own country.
  • payable/ˈpeɪəbl̩/adjectiveB2Due to be paid.
  • peach/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/nounA23 meaningsA round fruit with soft fuzzy orange-pink skin, sweet flesh and a large stone.
  • peachy/ˈpiːt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2Soft pinkish orange in colour, or splendid.
  • peckish/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/adjectiveB2+Slightly hungry.
  • peculiar/pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/adjectiveB23 meaningsStrange or odd in a way that is hard to explain.
  • pedantic/pəˈdæn.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.
  • pedestrian/pəˈdɛstɹiən/nounB22 meaningsA person travelling on foot.
  • pedestrianisedadjectiveC1Closed to vehicles so people can walk freely.
  • pediatric/ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/adjectiveB2+To do with the medical care of children.
  • pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
  • peerlessadjectiveC2Having no equal anywhere.
  • peeved/piːvd/adjectiveB2+Mildly annoyed.
  • peevish/ˈpiːvɪʃ/adjectiveC1Irritable over small things.
  • pejorative/pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/adjectiveC1Expressing disapproval by the word chosen.
  • pendulous/ˈpɛndjʊləs/adjectiveC1Hanging down loosely.
  • penitent/ˈpɛnɪtənt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing regret for wrongdoing.
  • penniless/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no money at all.
  • pensive/ˈpɛn(t).sɪv/adjectiveC1Deep in thought, and a little sad.
  • penurious/pəˈnjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Very poor, or extremely mean with money.