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

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  • 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)/
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Higher 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.
  • shamefaced/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjectiveC2Showing embarrassment or shame at something you have done.
  • shameful/ˈʃeɪmfəl/adjectiveB1+Deserving disgrace or strong disapproval.
  • shameless/ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/adjectiveB2Not embarrassed by behaviour that should cause shame.
  • sharp/ʃɑːp/adjectiveB14 meaningsHaving an edge or point that cuts or pierces easily.
  • shatter/ˈʃætə/verbB23 meaningsTo break suddenly into many small pieces.
  • shattered/ˈʃætɚd/adjectiveB22 meaningsBroken into many pieces.
  • sheepish/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/adjectiveC1Embarrassed at having been caught out.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • shiny/ˈʃaɪ.ni/adjectiveB12 meaningsReflecting light; bright and polished.
  • shirtless/ˈʃɝtləs/adjectiveB2+Bare-chested, said of a man who has stripped off his top in the heat or for a workout.
  • shod/ʃɒd/adjectiveC1Wearing shoes, or fitted with metal shoes.
  • shoddy/ˈʃɒd.i/adjectiveC1Badly made or badly done.
  • short/ʃɔːt/adjectiveA15 meaningsMeasuring little from end to end.
  • short-hauladjectiveB2Describing a short flight, usually within a region.
  • short-lived/ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/adjectiveB2Lasting only a very little while.
  • short-sightedadjectiveB2Unable to see distant things clearly.
  • short-termadjectiveB2Meant to last only a little while.
  • showy/ˈʃəʊ.i/adjectiveC1Bright and eye-catching in a way that lacks taste.
  • shrewd/ʃɹuːd/adjectiveC1Sharply clever in judging people and deals.
  • shrill/ʃɹɪl/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly high and sharp in sound.
  • shroudedadjectiveC1Covered and hidden from view.
  • shrunken/ˈʃɹʌŋkən/adjectiveB2+Made smaller by drying or by age.
  • shy/ʃaɪ/adjectiveB13 meaningsQuiet and uncomfortable around other people, especially strangers.
  • sickening/ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/adjectiveB2Making you feel ill or disgusted.