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

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  • secondary/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveB24 meaningsLess important than the main thing.
  • secondhand/ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/adjectiveB1+Already owned by someone else.
  • secret/ˈsiː.kɹɪt/nounA23 meaningsSomething you know that you must not tell anyone else.
  • secretive/ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/adjectiveB2Inclined to keep things hidden.
  • secular/ˈsɛkjʊlə/adjectiveC12 meaningsNot connected with religion.
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/sɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/
adjectiveB14 meanings
Firmly fixed and unlikely to move.
  • sedate/sɪˈdeɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsCalm, unhurried and dignified.
  • sedentary/ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/adjectiveC1Involving a great deal of sitting.
  • sedimentary/ˌsɛd.əˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC1Formed from layers of material settling and hardening.
  • seditious/səˈdɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Stirring people up against the government.
  • seductive/sɪˈdʌktɪv/adjectiveB2+Alluring in a sexually charged way that draws somebody into temptation.
  • sedulous/ˈsɛd͡ʒʊləs/adjectiveC2Working with steady untiring care.
  • seedy/ˈsiːdi/adjectiveC2Shabby and faintly disreputable.
  • seemly/ˈsiːmli/adjectiveC1Proper and fitting for the occasion.
  • seething/ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsBoiling with anger held under the surface.
  • seismic/ˈsaɪzmɪk/adjectiveC23 meaningsTo do with earthquakes and the movement of the ground.
  • selective/səˈlɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsChoosing carefully from a range of options.
  • self-assuredadjectiveC1Quietly confident in yourself.
  • self-awareadjectiveB2Understanding your own nature and effect on others.
  • self-cateringadjectiveB2Where you cook your own meals rather than being fed.
  • self-centeredadjectiveB2Seeing everything only in relation to your own concerns, so that other people barely register.
  • self-confidentadjectiveB1Sure of your own abilities and worth.
  • self-consciousadjectiveC12 meaningsUncomfortably aware of being observed by others.
  • self-employedadjectiveB1Working for yourself rather than as somebody's employee.
  • selfish/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ/adjectiveB12 meaningsCaring only about your own wants and not about other people.
  • selflessadjectiveB2Putting the good of others before your own.
  • selfsame/ˈsɛlfseɪm/adjectiveC1Exactly the same one.
  • seminal/ˈsɛmɪnəl/adjectiveC2So influential that later work grew out of it.
  • senile/ˈsiːnaɪl/adjectiveB2+Suffering mental or physical decline from old age.
  • senior/ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/adjectiveB13 meaningsHigher in rank or position.
  • sensational/sɛnˈseɪʃənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsCausing great excitement or admiration.
  • senseless/ˈsɛnsləs/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving no purpose.
  • sensible/ˈsɛn.sɪ.bəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsShowing good practical judgement.
  • sensitive/ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/adjectiveB24 meaningsFeeling emotions strongly and easily upset by what people say or do.
  • sensory/ˈsɛn.sə.ɹi/adjectiveB2+To do with the senses and what they take in.
  • sentient/ˈsɛn.ti.ənt/adjectiveC1Able to feel and to be aware.
  • sentimental/ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsEasily moved by memories and keepsakes.
  • separate/ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/verbA2+4 meaningsTo move or keep things or people apart from each other.
  • sepia/ˈsiːpiə/adjectiveB2+Toned a warm brown.
  • septic/ˈsep.tɪ̝k/adjectiveB2+Infected with germs that cause pus.
  • sere/sɪə/adjectiveC2Dry and withered, in poetic use.
  • serendipitous/ˌsɛ.ɹɛnˈdɪp.ɪ.təs/adjectiveC2Happening by a happy accident.
  • serene/səˈɹiːn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsDeeply calm and untroubled.
  • serial/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/nounB23 meaningsA story published or broadcast in separate parts over a period of time.
  • serious/ˈsɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveA24 meaningsNot joking or pretending; meaning exactly what you say.
  • serpentine/ˈsɜː.pənˌtaɪn/adjectiveC1Winding in curves like a snake.
  • serrated/səˈɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+Having a row of small teeth along the edge.
  • serviceable/ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/adjectiveC1Still good enough to be used.
  • servile/ˈsɜː(ɹ)ˌvaɪl/adjectiveC2Fawning and slavishly obedient.
  • several/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsMore than two but not many.
  • severe/sɪˈvɪə/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery serious and hard to bear.
  • sexual/sɛk.ʃuː.əl/adjectiveB12 meaningsTo do with physical attraction between people.
  • sexy/ˈsɛksi/adjectiveB12 meaningsPhysically attractive in a way that stirs desire.
  • shabby/ˈʃæbi/adjectiveB22 meaningsWorn out and untidy from long use.
  • shadowy/ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/adjectiveB1+Full of dark patches, or mysterious and little known.
  • shady/ˈʃeɪdi/adjectiveB22 meaningsGiving shade.
  • shaggy/ˈʃæɡi/adjectiveB2+Covered in long rough untidy hair.
  • shaky/ˈʃeɪki/adjectiveB22 meaningsUnsteady.
  • shallow/ˈʃæləʊ/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot going far down.
  • sham/ˈʃæm/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething pretending to be what it is not.