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

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  • homicidaladjectiveB2+Driven by an urge to murder people.
  • honorary/ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/adjectiveB2+Given as an honour, with no duties or pay attached.
  • hooded/ˈhʊdɪd/adjectiveB2+Wearing or fitted with a covering for the head.
  • hormonal/hɔɹˈmoʊnəl/adjectiveB2+To do with the body's chemical messengers.
  • horrendous/həˈɹɛndəs/adjectiveB2+Shockingly bad or frightening.
  • hospitable/hɒsˈpɪtəbl̩/
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Welcoming and generous to guests.
  • hourly/ˈaʊ̯əli/adjectiveB2+Happening once every hour.
  • housebroken/haʊsbɹəʊkən/adjectiveB2+Trained not to soil indoors.
  • humane/hjuːˈmeɪn/adjectiveB2+Showing kindness and mercy to people and animals.
  • hybrid/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsSomething made by combining two different things.
  • hydraulic/haɪˈdɹɒlɪk/adjectiveB2+Worked by the pressure of a liquid.
  • hype/haɪp/nounB2+3 meaningsExaggerated publicity and excitement built up around something.
  • iconic/aɪˈkɒnɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo well known that it symbolises something larger.
  • idealistic/ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɪ.stɪk/adjectiveB2+Guided by dreams of how the world should be.
  • illegible/ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/adjectiveB2+Impossible to read because of poor handwriting or damage.
  • illiterate/ɪˈlɪtəɹət/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsUnable to read or write.
  • imaginable/ɪˈmadʒɪnəbəl/adjectiveB2+Able to be pictured or conceived of.
  • immaculate/ɪˈmækjʊlət/adjectiveB2+Perfectly clean and without a single flaw.
  • impartial/ɪmˈpɑɹ.ʃəl/adjectiveB2+Favouring no side, and perfectly fair.
  • impending/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Coming closer and usually unwelcome.
  • imperative/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo necessary that it cannot wait.
  • imperfect/ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a fault, however small.
  • implausibleadjectiveB2+Too unlikely to be readily believed.
  • imposing/ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Grand and impressive in size or appearance.
  • impractical/ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot sensible or realistic to carry out.
  • improbable/ɪmˈpɹɑbəbl̩/adjectiveB2+Very unlikely to be true or to happen.
  • impromptu/ɪmˈpɹɒmp.t(j)u/adjectiveB2+Done on the spot without preparation.
  • impure/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMixed with something that should not be there.
  • inaccurate/ɪnˈæ.kjʊ.ɹət/adjectiveB2+Not exactly right.
  • inanimate/ɪnˈænɪmət/adjectiveB2+Not alive.
  • inattentive/ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Not paying proper attention.
  • inaudibleadjectiveB2+Too quiet to be heard at all.
  • inbound/ˈɪnbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsTravelling towards a place rather than away from it.
  • incompatible/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/adjectiveB2+Unable to work or exist together.
  • incomprehensible/ɪnˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/<a:UK>adjectiveB2+Impossible to make any sense of.
  • inconsistent/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot staying the same over time.
  • incriminatingadjectiveB2+Suggesting that somebody is guilty.
  • incurable/ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsUnable to be cured.
  • indebted/ɪnˈdɛtɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOwing money.
  • indecent/ɪnˈdiːs(ə)nt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOffending against accepted standards of modesty.
  • indecisive/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsUnable to make up your mind.
  • indescribable/ɪndɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/adjectiveB2+Too extreme or unusual to be described in words.
  • indestructible/ɪndɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/adjectiveB2+Impossible to break or wear out.
  • indifferent/ɪnˈdɪf.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving no interest or feeling either way.
  • indirect/ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/adjectiveB2+Not going straight to the point or the place.
  • indispensable/ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/adjectiveB2+So necessary that nothing works without it.
  • indulgent/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsRichly pleasurable, especially in a way that is not good for you.
  • ineffective/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɛk.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Not producing the result wanted.
  • inefficient/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/adjectiveB2+Wasting time, money or effort.
  • inexperienced/ɪnəkˈspɪəɹi.ənst/adjectiveB2+Not yet having done something enough to be good at it.
  • inflammatory/ɪnˈflæmət(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB2+Likely to stir up anger, or causing swelling.
  • informative/ɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/adjectiveB2+Giving useful facts.
  • infusedadjectiveB2+Given flavour by soaking something in it.
  • inhospitable/ˌɪnhɒsˈpɪtəbəl/adjectiveB2+Unwelcoming to visitors, or harsh to live in.
  • inland/ˈɪnlənd/adverbB2+3 meaningsIn the direction of the middle of a country, away from the coast.
  • innate/ɪˈneɪt/adjectiveB2+Present from birth rather than learned.
  • innovative/ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/adjectiveB2+Bringing genuinely new ideas and methods.
  • inorganic/ɪnɔɹˈɡænɪk/adjectiveB2+Not built around carbon.
  • inseparable/inˈsɛ.p(ə).ɹə.bl/adjectiveB2+Impossible to part from one another.
  • insincere/ˌɪns(ɪ)nˈsɪə/adjectiveB2+Saying warm things you do not feel.