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

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  • capacious/kəˈpeɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Able to hold a great deal.
  • caparisonedadjectiveC2Decked out in ornamental trappings.
  • cerulean/səˈɹuːli.ən/adjectiveC2Deep sky blue.
  • charismatic/ˌkæɹɪzˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsDrawing people in with magnetic personal charm.
  • chaste/t͡ʃeɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefraining from sex.
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Having a weak jaw, and thought feeble because of it.
  • chronic/ˈkɹɒn.ɪk/adjectiveB23 meaningsLasting a long time and not going away — said of an illness, a pain or a condition.
  • chummy/ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪ/adjectiveC2Friendly in an over-familiar way.
  • churlish/ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/adjectiveC2Rude and ungracious.
  • clement/ˈklɛmənt/adjectiveC2Merciful, or mild in weather.
  • cloisteredadjectiveC2Kept away from the ordinary world.
  • cocksureadjectiveC2Far too sure of yourself.
  • cogent/ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/adjectiveC2Clear and forceful enough to convince.
  • coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsLogically connected, with the parts fitting together.
  • colloquial/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/adjectiveC2Belonging to ordinary informal speech.
  • coltishadjectiveC2Awkward and frisky like a young horse.
  • comely/ˈkʌmli/adjectiveC2Pleasant to look at.
  • commensurate/kəˈmens(ə)rət/adjectiveC2In fair proportion to something else.
  • complaisant/kəmˈpleɪsənt/adjectiveC2Eager to please and to go along with others.
  • conciliatory/kənˈsɪl.i.əˌtɔɹ.i/adjectiveC2Meant to soothe anger and win goodwill.
  • confrontational/ˌkɒnfɹənˈteɪʃənˈəl/adjectiveC2Ready to challenge people openly and aggressively.
  • congenital/kənˈdʒɛnɪt(ə)l/adjectiveC22 meaningsPresent from birth.
  • constitutional/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/adjectiveC12 meaningsTo do with the basic laws of a state.
  • constrained/kənˈstɹeɪnd/adjectiveC2Held back by limits, or stiff and unnatural in manner.
  • contemptuous/kənˈtɛm(p).tʃu.əs/adjectiveC2Showing that you consider somebody or something worthless.
  • contractual/kənˈtɹæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/adjectiveC2Set out in a binding written agreement.
  • convivial/kənˈvɪv.i.əl/adjectiveC2Friendly and lively in company.
  • corrugatedadjectiveC2Shaped into parallel ridges and grooves for strength.
  • counterproductive/ˌkaʊntəpɹəˈdʌktɪv/adjectiveC2Having the opposite effect to the one intended.
  • covert/ˈkəʊvɜːt/adjectiveC13 meaningsKept secret and hidden from anyone not part of it.
  • crabbed/kɹæbd/adjectiveC2Bad-tempered, or cramped and hard to read.
  • crass/kɹæs/adjectiveC2Stupidly insensitive and lacking in taste.
  • craven/ˈkɹeɪ.vən/adjectiveC2Shamefully lacking in courage.
  • credulous/ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələs/adjectiveC2Ready to believe far too easily.
  • crowning/ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsStanding at the top of a life's achievements.
  • debonair/ˌdɛbəˈneə(ɹ)/adjectiveC2Confident, stylish and charming.
  • decorous/ˈdɛkəɹəs/adjectiveC2Correct and dignified in behaviour.
  • deductive/dɪˈdʌktɪv/adjectiveC2Reasoning from general principles to a particular conclusion.
  • defective/dɪˈfɛktɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a fault from the way it was made, so that it does not work properly.
  • deficient/dɪˈfɪʃənt/adjectiveC2Lacking something that is needed.
  • deleterious/ˌdɛl.ɪˈtɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Doing harm, often quietly and over time.
  • depressive/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/adjectiveC2To do with long-lasting lowness of spirits.
  • derelict/ˈdɛr.ə.lɪkt/adjectiveC22 meaningsAbandoned and falling down.
  • derisive/dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC2Showing open scorn.
  • desultory/ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/adjectiveC2Done without plan or steady interest.
  • deviant/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/adjectiveC2Departing sharply from what is accepted as normal.
  • diaphanous/daɪˈæf.ən.əs/adjectiveC2So fine and light that you can see through it.
  • didactic/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/adjectiveC2Meant to teach, often too obviously so.
  • diffident/ˈdɪfɪdənt/adjectiveC2Shy and lacking confidence in yourself.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • dilatory/ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC2Slow to act, and inclined to put things off.
  • disdainful/dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/adjectiveC2Showing that you think someone or something is beneath you.
  • dissonant/ˈdɪsənənt/adjectiveC2Clashing in sound or in feeling.
  • dodderingadjectiveC2Shaky and feeble from old age.
  • dolorous/ˈdɒləɹəs/adjectiveC2Full of sorrow.
  • doughty/ˈdaʊti/adjectiveC2Brave and persistent.
  • drear/dɹɪə/adjectiveC2Dismal and gloomy.
  • dun/dʌn/adjectiveC2Greyish brown, said of a horse.
  • earnest/ˈɝ.nɪst/adjectiveC12 meaningsDeeply sincere and serious about what you do.
  • ebon/ˈɛbən/adjectiveC2Deep black, in poetic use.