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

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  • elusive/ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/adjectiveC1Always slipping away just before you catch it.
  • emaciated/əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/adjectiveC1Abnormally thin and weak from hunger or illness.
  • embattled/ɛmˈbætl̩d/adjectiveC1Under attack from all sides.
  • empirical/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/adjectiveC1Based on observed evidence and experiment.
  • enamoured/ɛˈnæməd/adjectiveC1Filled with liking or love for someone or something.
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Covered with a hard or jewelled layer.
  • endemic/ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/adjectiveC1Regularly found in one place or group.
  • endothermic/ˌɛndəʊˈθəːmɪk/adjectiveC1Taking in heat as it reacts.
  • engaging/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Charming, and holding your attention.
  • engrossed/ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/adjectiveC1Completely taken up by what you are doing.
  • entrancingadjectiveC1So delightful that it holds you spellbound.
  • enviable/ˈɛn.vi.ə.bl̩/adjectiveC1Good enough that others would like to have it.
  • equestrian/ɪˈkwɛs.tri.ən/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to horse riding.
  • equidistant/ˌɛk.wɪˈdɪs.tənt/adjectiveC1The same distance from two or more points.
  • equitable/ˈɛk.wɪ.tə.bəl/adjectiveC1Fair to everybody involved.
  • equivocal/əˈkwɪvəkəl/adjectiveC1Worded so that it could be taken either way.
  • erect/ɪˈɹɛkt/verbC12 meaningsTo build or put up something upright.
  • erratic/ɪˈɹætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsJumping about with no steady pattern.
  • esoteric/ˌiː.səʊˈtɛɹ.ɪk/adjectiveC1Understood only by a small circle of initiates.
  • estrangedadjectiveC1No longer in contact with a relative.
  • ethereal/ɪˈθɪə.ɹɪ.əl/adjectiveC1So delicate and light it seems not of this world.
  • even-handedadjectiveC1Treating all sides fairly.
  • evolutionary/ˌiː.vəˈl(j)uː.ʃən.ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to the gradual development of species over generations.
  • exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsCorrect in every detail; not rounded off or approximate.
  • exacting/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/adjectiveC1Demanding great care and effort.
  • exasperated/ɪɡˈzæspəɹeɪtɪd/adjectiveC1Worn out by something that keeps going wrong.
  • exceptional/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsFar better than the rest.
  • exemplary/ɪɡˈzɛmpləɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo good that it should be the model for everyone else.
  • exhaustive/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪv/adjectiveC1Leaving nothing out, however small.
  • exhilaratingadjectiveC1Making you feel thrillingly alive.
  • exorbitant/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/adjectiveC1Far higher in price than is reasonable.
  • exothermicadjectiveC1Giving out heat as it reacts.
  • exotic/ɪɡˈzɒtɪk/adjectiveB22 meaningsExcitingly foreign and unfamiliar.
  • expedient/ɪkˈspiːdi.ənt/adjectiveC1Useful for the moment, whatever the principle.
  • expendable/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/adjectiveC1Able to be given up or used up without great loss.
  • experimental/ɪkspɛɹəˈmɛntəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsBased on trying something new to see what happens.
  • explanatory/ɪkˈsplæn.ə.t(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Meant to make something clear.
  • explicit/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsStated fully and directly, with nothing left implied.
  • explosive/ɛkˈspləʊsɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAble to burst violently.
  • exquisite/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsBeautiful in a fine, delicate way.
  • extraneous/ɛkˈstɹeɪ.ni.əs/adjectiveC1Not belonging to the matter in hand.
  • extraordinary/ɪkˈstɹɔːdɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveB12 meaningsFar beyond the ordinary; astonishing.
  • exuberant/ɪɡˈzuːbəɹənt/adjectiveC1Full of lively high spirits, or growing lushly.
  • exultant/ɪɡˈzʌl.tənt/adjectiveC1Filled with triumphant joy.
  • facelessadjectiveC1Without individual character or identity.
  • facetious/fəˈsiːʃəs/adjectiveC1Joking about something that calls for seriousness.
  • fair-minded/ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/adjectiveC1Willing to judge everybody by the same standard.
  • faithlessadjectiveC1Not keeping faith or promises.
  • fallow/ˈfæləʊ/adjectiveC1Left unplanted for a season so the soil can rest.
  • familial/fəˈmɪljəl/adjectiveC1To do with a family, or running in one.
  • familiar/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/adjectiveB14 meaningsKnown to you already, from having met it many times before.
  • fanciful/ˈfænsɪfl̩/adjectiveC1Imaginative rather than founded on fact.
  • fancy/ˈfæn.si/adjectiveB15 meaningsDecorated, elaborate and expensive-looking rather than plain.
  • faraway/ˈfɑɹəweɪ/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsAt a great distance.
  • fastidious/fæsˈtɪdi.əs/adjectiveC1Very hard to please about detail and cleanliness.
  • fateful/ˈfeɪtfəl/adjectiveC1Having important and usually bad consequences.
  • faulty/ˈfɒlti/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot working properly because something is wrong with it.
  • favourable/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsExpressing approval.
  • fearful/ˈfɪəfəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of fear.
  • feisty/ˈfaɪsti/adjectiveC1Spirited and ready to stand your ground.