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

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  • vacant/ˈveɪkənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsNot occupied or lived in, and available to be used or taken.
  • vacuous/ˈvækju.əs/adjectiveC2Empty of thought or meaning.
  • vaginal/vəˈd͡ʒʌɪ.nəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the passage leading to the womb.
  • vague/veɪɡ/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnclear and without exact details.
  • vain/veɪn/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsObsessed with your own looks or abilities.
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/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/
adjectiveC2
Boastfully and excessively proud.
  • valiant/ˈvæliənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsShowing great courage in the face of danger.
  • valid/ˈvælɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsLegally acceptable and still in force.
  • valuable/ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/adjectiveB12 meaningsWorth a lot of money.
  • vanilla/vəˈnɪl.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet flavour from a tropical pod.
  • vanquishedadjectiveC2Thoroughly defeated.
  • vapid/ˈvæp.ɪd/adjectiveC2Dull, and offering nothing of interest.
  • variable[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]adjectiveB24 meaningsChanging, or able to change.
  • variegated/ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/adjectiveC2Marked with patches of different colours.
  • various/ˈvɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveB12 meaningsOf several different kinds.
  • vast/vɑːst/adjectiveB2Enormously wide and open.
  • vehicular/viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/adjectiveC1Relating to cars and other road vehicles.
  • velvet/ˈvɛlvɪt/nounB14 meaningsA woven cloth with a short, thick pile, soft to the touch and deep in colour.
  • velvety/ˈvɛlvəti/adjectiveB2+Soft and smooth to stroke.
  • venal/ˈviːnəl/adjectiveC2Willing to be bribed.
  • venerable/ˈvɛnəɹəbl/adjectiveC1Deserving respect for age, wisdom or character.
  • vengeful/ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/adjectiveC2Determined to take revenge for a wrong.
  • venomous/ˈvɛnəməs/adjectiveC2Carrying poison, or full of spite.
  • verbal/ˈvɜː.bəl/adjectiveC1Done in spoken words rather than in writing.
  • verbose/vəˈbəʊs/adjectiveC1Using far more words than are needed.
  • verdant/ˈvɜɹ.dənt/adjectiveC2Bright green with fresh growth.
  • veritable/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/adjectiveC2Truly deserving the description given, used to strengthen a metaphor.
  • versatile/ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/adjectiveC1Good at many different things or uses.
  • versed/vɝst/adjectiveC1Experienced and knowledgeable in a subject.
  • vertical/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/adjectiveB2Straight up and down.
  • vestigial/vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/adjectiveC2Left over from an earlier form and no longer of use.
  • veterinary/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/adjectiveB2Having to do with the medical care of animals.
  • vexatious/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Causing annoyance and needless trouble.
  • viable/ˈvaɪəbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to work and survive in practice.
  • vibrant/ˈvaɪbɹənt/adjectiveC13 meaningsBright and strong, said of colour.
  • vicarious/vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Felt through somebody else's experience rather than your own.
  • vicious/ˈvɪʃəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsCruelly violent, meaning to hurt.
  • victorious/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/adjectiveC1Having won.
  • video/ˈvɪd.i.əʊ/nounA12 meaningsMoving pictures with sound watched on a screen.
  • vigilant/ˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/adjectiveB2+Keeping careful and continuous watch for possible danger.
  • vigorous/ˈvɪɡəɹəs/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsStrong, energetic and healthy.
  • vile/vaɪ(ə)l/adjectiveC12 meaningsDisgustingly unpleasant.
  • villainous/ˈvɪlənəs/adjectiveB2+Wicked in the manner of a story's villain.
  • vindictive/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/adjectiveC1Determined to pay back every wrong done to you.
  • vintage/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/adjectiveB24 meaningsOld, and valued for its quality and its style.
  • violent/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/adjectiveB13 meaningsUsing physical force meant to hurt or damage.
  • violet/ˈvaɪ.ə.lət/adjectiveB22 meaningsA blue-leaning purple.
  • viral/ˈvaɪɹəl/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsSpreading across the internet very fast.
  • virginal/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/adjectiveC2Pure and untouched.
  • virile/ˈvɪɹ.əl/adjectiveC1Strong and full of manly vigour.
  • virtual/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsExisting on computers or over a network rather than as a physical object or place.
  • virtuous/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/adjectiveC1Behaving in a morally good way.
  • virulent/ˈvɪɹ(j)ʊl(ə)nt/adjectiveC1Extremely harmful, or full of bitter hostility.
  • visceral/ˈvɪsəɹəl/adjectiveC1Felt deep in the body rather than reasoned out.
  • visible/ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/adjectiveB22 meaningsAble to be seen.
  • visual/ˈvɪʒuːəl/adjectiveB2To do with seeing.
  • visually impairedadjectiveB2Having very limited or no sight.
  • vitriolic/vɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk/adjectiveC2Filled with savage bitterness.
  • vivacious/vaɪˈveɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Lively and full of high spirits.
  • vivid/ˈvɪvɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsVery bright and strong in colour.