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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • sacrosanct/ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/adjectiveC2So sacred that it must never be touched or changed.
  • sagacious/səˈɡeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Showing deep and shrewd wisdom.
  • salacious/səˈleɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Dwelling on sex in a way meant to titillate.
  • salubrious/səˈl(j)uː.bɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Good for health, or pleasant to live in.
  • salutary/ˈsaljʊtəɹi/adjectiveC2Producing a good effect, though unpleasant at the time.
  • sanctimonious
/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/
adjectiveC2
Making a show of being more moral than others.
  • sanguine/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/adjectiveC2Cheerfully confident that things will turn out well.
  • scabrous/ˈskeɪbɹəs/adjectiveC2Rough to the touch, or indecent in subject.
  • scurrilous/ˈskʌ.ɹə.ləs/adjectiveC2Making damaging and indecent accusations.
  • secular/ˈsɛkjʊlə/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot connected with religion.
  • seditious/səˈdɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Stirring people up against the government.
  • sedulous/ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/adjectiveC2Working with steady untiring care.
  • seedy/ˈsiːdi/adjectiveC2Shabby and faintly disreputable.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • self-consciousadjectiveC12 meaningsUncomfortably aware of being observed by others.
  • seminal/ˈsɛmɪnəl/adjectiveC2So influential that later work grew out of it.
  • sensible/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsShowing good practical judgement.
  • sere/sɪə/adjectiveC2Dry and withered, in poetic use.
  • serendipitous/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/adjectiveC2Happening by a happy accident.
  • servile/ˈsɜː(ɹ)ˌvaɪl/adjectiveC2Fawning and slavishly obedient.
  • several/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsMore than two but not many.
  • shamefaced/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjectiveC2Showing embarrassment or shame at something you have done.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • snaky/ˈsneɪki/adjectiveC2Winding, or sly and treacherous.
  • snug/snʌɡ/adjectiveB23 meaningsWarm, small and comfortable.
  • solicitous/səˈlɪsɪtəs/adjectiveC2Showing anxious care for somebody's wellbeing.
  • sonorous/ˈsɒn.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Deep, full and resonant in sound.
  • spatial/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/adjectiveC2Relating to space and the position of things within it.
  • specious/ˈspiːʃəs/adjectiveC2Looking convincing while being quite wrong.
  • spectral/ˈspɛktɹəɫ/adjectiveC12 meaningsGhostly in appearance.
  • spurious/ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2False, though presented as genuine.
  • staid/steɪd/adjectiveC2Settled, serious and rather dull.
  • steadfast/ˈstɛdfɑːst/adjectiveC2Firmly loyal or unwavering in purpose.
  • stolid/ˈstɒl.ɪd/adjectiveC2Showing little emotion and not easily moved.
  • stringent/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveC2Strict and allowing no slackness.
  • stygian/ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/adjectiveC2Very dark and gloomy.
  • sublime/səˈblaɪm/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo beautiful or great that it feels beyond this world.
  • sulphuricadjectiveC2To do with the yellow element that smells of rotten eggs.
  • supine/ˈs(j)uːpaɪn/adjectiveC2Lying on your back, or failing to resist.
  • surreptitious/ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Done quietly and secretly to avoid being noticed.
  • sycophantic/sɪkəˈfæntɪk/adjectiveC2Fawning on those who can do you good.
  • syllabic/sɪˈlæb.ɪk/adjectiveC2To do with the beats a word divides into.