English words: affirm to afoul

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English words affirm to afoul

affirm interjection, verb /əˈfɝm/: To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
affirmability noun: The quality of being affirmable.
affirmable adjective: Able to be affirmed.
affirmably adverb: In an affirmable manner
affirmance noun: The act of affirming, affirmation
affirmant noun: Someone who affirms or asserts.
affirmatio noun: Making a statement as if it were in response to a question or were in dispute, especially when it is not.
affirmation noun /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/: That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
affirmational adjective: Relating to affirmation.
affirmationally adverb: By means of, or in terms of, affirmation.
affirmative adjective, interjection, noun /əˈfɜːmətɪv/: pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
affirmative action noun: A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.
affirmative defense noun: A defense against a suit or criminal charge that asserts mitigating facts rather than contesting the main fact of the allegation.
affirmative pregnant noun: An affirmative statement which implies or does not preclude a corresponding negative statement which might favor the adverse party.
affirmative resolution noun: A procedure of the UK government whereby secondary legislation requires approval from parliament before it passes into law. Contrasted with negative resolution.
affirmative sentence noun: A sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.
affirmative waste noun: Any structural change made to an estate in land that intentionally or negligently causes harm to the estate or depletes its resources, unless this depletion...
affirmatively adverb: In an affirming manner.
affirmativeness noun: The property of being affirmative.
affirmativism noun: An attitude of affirming something without necessarily providing the proof or the theoretical backing.
affirmativist adjective, noun: Of or related to affirmativism.
affirmativity noun: The quality of being affirmative.
affirmatory adjective: Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.
affirmatum noun: Something that is affirmed.
affirmer noun: One who affirms.
affirming adjective, noun, verb /əˈfɚ.mɪŋ/: The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
affirming the consequent noun: A formal fallacy, committed by reasoning in the form
affirmingly adverb: in an affirming manner
affitin noun: Any of a group of synthetic proteins that bind antigens
affix noun, verb /ˈæf.ɪks/: A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
affix-clipping noun: Synonym of metanalysis.
affixable adjective: Capable of being affixed.
affixal adjective: As or like an affix.
affixally adverb: In an affixal way.
affixation noun: The adding of an affix to a word.
affixational adjective: Of or pertaining to affixation
affixationally adverb: By means of, or in terms of, affixation.
affixative noun: A preservative, usually an adhesive transparent fluid, used to protect the surface of a drawing from abrasion or similar damage.
affixed adjective, verb: Enduringly stuck to, or attached to, something.
affixedness noun: The state or quality of being affixed.
affixer noun: A person or thing that affixes.
affixhood noun: The property of being an affix.
affixial adjective: Being or relating to an affix.
affixing adjective, noun, verb: Of the function or role of an affix
affixion noun /əˈfɪk.ʃən/: The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affixive adjective: Forming words through the addition of an affix
affixless adjective: without an affix
affixment noun: Property of being affixed; attachment; connection.
affixoid noun /ˈæ.fɪk.sɔɪd/: A regular word that also works as an affix
affixture noun: The act of affixing
afflate verb: To fill, especially with divine inspiration.
afflated adjective, verb: Inspired, especially divinely.
afflation noun: A blowing or breathing on.
afflatus noun /əˈfleɪtəs/: A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
Affleck proper noun /ˈæflɛk/: A surname from Scots.
afflict verb /əˈflɪkt/: To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
afflicted adjective, verb /əˈflɪktɪd/: Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
afflictedly adverb: Under a burden of affliction.
afflictedness noun: The state or quality of being afflicted.
afflictee noun: One who is afflicted by something; a sufferer.
afflicter noun: Someone who afflicts.
afflicting noun, verb: An affliction.
afflictingly adverb: In a way that causes affliction.
affliction noun /əˈflɪk.ʃən/: A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
afflictionless adjective: Free from affliction.
afflictive adjective: That causes physical or mental pain.
afflictively adverb: In an afflictive manner
afflictress noun: A female afflicter.
afflouncement noun: Posting of a flounce, or melodramatic announcement of one's departure from a group or forum.
affluence noun /ˈæf.lu.əns/: An abundant flow or supply.
affluence of incohol noun: Spoonerism of influence of alcohol.
affluent adjective, noun /ˈæf.lu.ənt/: Someone who is wealthy.
affluential adjective, noun /ˌæf.luˈɛnʃəl/: affluent and influential
affluently adverb: In an affluent manner.
affluentness noun: The state or quality of being affluent.
affluenza noun /ˌæf.luːˈɛn.zə/: A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions.
affluenzic adjective /æ.fluˈɛn.zɪk/: Of or pertaining to affluenza.
afflux noun: An upward rush of fluid.
affluxion noun: The act of flowing towards; afflux.
affly adverb: Abbreviation of affectionately (in signing a letter).
AFFO noun: Initialism of adjusted funds from operations.
affodill noun: daffodil
affogato noun /ˌɑːfəˈɡɑːtəʊ/: A drink or dessert (especially ice cream) topped with espresso and sometimes a caramel or chocolate sauce.
afforce verb: To reinforce (a team etc.) with extra people
afforced council noun: An ad-hoc regional assembly summoned by the chief governor of Ireland, comprising members of the privy council supplemented by members representing...
afforcement noun: A reinforcement; a strengthening.
afford verb /əˈfoɹd/: To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability,...
affordability noun: The extent or degree to which something is affordable, as measured by its cost relative to the amount that the purchaser is able to pay.
affordable adjective /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/: Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
affordable housing noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see affordable, housing.
affordables noun: Anything that is affordable.
affordably adverb /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bli/: In an affordable manner; to an affordable degree
affordance noun: Anything that is provided or furnished by an environment to an organism dwelling within it.
affordant adjective: Affording.
afforder noun: One who, or that which, affords or makes available.
affordment noun: Anything given as a help; bestowal, granting.
afforest verb /əˈfɒɹɪst/: To make into forest
afforestable adjective: Suitable for being afforested.
afforestation noun: The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.
afforested adjective, verb: Created by afforestation.
afforesting noun, verb: Synonym of afforestation.
afforestment noun: The process of afforesting.
afform verb: To form; model; cause to conform.
afformative noun: An affix.
affranchi noun /əˈfɹɒ̃ʃi/: A freed (manumitted) black person in one of France's colonies, especially Haiti.
affranchise verb /əˈfɹænˌt͡ʃaɪz/: To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affranchisement noun: The act of freeing; enfranchisement; emancipation.
affrap verb: To strike; to strike down.
affray noun, verb /əˈfɹeɪ/: To startle from quiet; to alarm.
affrayer noun: One involved in an affray.
affreight verb: To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.
affreighter noun: One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affreightment noun: The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affresco noun: Alternative form of fresco (“type of artwork”).
affret noun /əˈfɹɛt/: An attack.
affrettando adverb: In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.
affreux adjective, noun: A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
affricate noun, verb /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/: A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
affrication noun /æfɹɪˈkeɪʃən/: Becoming an affricate sound.
affricative adjective, noun: An affricate.
affricativization noun: The process of making affricative.
affricatization noun: Alternative form of affrication.
affricatize verb: To become affricative.
affriction noun: The act of rubbing against.
affriended adjective /əˈfɹɛndɪd/: Made friends; reconciled.
affright adjective, noun, verb /əˈfɹaɪt/: Great fear, terror, fright.
affrighted adjective, verb: Terrified.
affrightedly adverb: with fright
affrighten verb /əˈfɹaɪtən/: To frighten.
affrightened adjective: frightened, affected by fright
affrighter noun: One who frightens.
affrightful adjective: frightful
affrightfully adverb: frightfully
affrightingly adverb: So as to frighten or terrify.
affrightment noun: The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
Affrilachian adjective, noun: Black and Appalachian; of or pertaining to black people in Appalachia and their culture.
affront noun, verb /əˈfɹʌnt/: To insult intentionally, especially openly.
affrontable adjective: Able to be affronted.
affrontant adjective: Synonym of affronté.
affronté adjective: Face to face, or with the fronts facing each other.
affronted adjective, verb: Offended; having taken umbrage.
affrontedly adverb: shamelessly or in an offended manner
affrontedness noun: The state or quality of being affronted.
affrontee adjective, noun: Alternative form of affronté.
affronter noun: Someone who affronts.
affrontery noun: Obsolete spelling of effrontery.
affronting adjective, noun, verb /əˈfɹʌntɪŋ/: The offering of an affront.
affrontingly adverb: in an affronting manner
affrontingness noun: The state or quality of affronting.
affrontive adjective /əˈfɹʌntɪv/: Tending to affront or offend.
affrontively adverb: In an affrontive manner; so as to offend.
affrontiveness noun: The state or quality of being affrontive.
affrontment noun: An act of affronting; an insult or hostile confrontation.
affronty adjective: Alternative form of affronté.
afft. noun: Abbreviation of affidavit.
affulgence noun: Alternative form of effulgence.
affulgent adjective: Alternative form of effulgent.
affuse verb /əˈfjuːz/: To pour out or upon.
affusion noun: The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
affy noun, verb /əˈfaɪ/: To have faith in (someone); to trust.
affygraphy noun: Perfectly an exact match, precisely.
affzer noun: A member of the alt.fan.frank-zappa newsgroup, for fans of the musician Frank Zappa.
Afg noun: Abbreviation of Afghan
afghan adjective, noun /ˈæfˌɡæn/: A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants.
Afghan bread noun: The national bread of Afghanistan, a flatbread of oval or rectangular shape and baked in a tandoor.
Afghan fox noun: Synonym of Blanford's fox.
Afghan Hound noun /ˌæfɡæn ˈhau̯nd/: Alternative spelling of Afghan Hound.
Afghanese adjective, noun: A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
afghani adjective, noun /æfˈɡɑːni/: The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.
Afghanisation noun: Alternative form of Afghanization.
Afghanise verb: Alternative form of Afghanize.
Afghanistan proper noun /æfˈɡænɪstæn/: A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.
Afghanistani adjective, noun: Any inhabitant of Afghanistan, whether of Afghan ethnicity or not.
Afghanistanism noun: The practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.
afghanite noun: A hydrous hexagonal feldspathoid mineral of the cancrinite group.
Afghanization noun: The gradual process of returning control of Afghanistan to the people of that country.
Afghanize verb: To make Afghan; to cause to have an Afghani character.
Afghanness noun: Quality of being Afghan.
AFI noun: Initialism of acquiring financial institution.
Afia proper noun: A female given name from Arabic.
afib noun: Alternative form of A-fib.
afibrillar adjective: Not having or containing fibrils
afibrinogenaemia noun: Alternative form of afibrinogenemia.
afibrinogenaemic adjective: Alternative form of afibrinogenemic.
afibrinogenemia noun: A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afibrinogenemic adjective: Having, or relating to, afibrinogenemia.
aficamten noun: A cardiac myosin inhibitor used to treat symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
aficionada noun: A devoted female admirer; a female aficionado.
aficionado noun /əˌfɪʃ.(j)əˈnɑː.dəʊ/: An amateur bullfighter.
afield adverb /əˈfiːld/: Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)
afikoman noun: Alternative spelling of afikomen.
afikomen noun: The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
-afil suffix /ə.fɪl/: Used to form names of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase PDE5 with vasodilator action.
afimbrial adjective: Not fimbrial
afimbriate adjective: Not having a fringe
afimoxifene noun: A selective estrogen receptor modulator which is the active metabolite of tamoxifen.
afire adjective, adverb /əˈfaɪɚ/: On fire (often metaphorically).
AFIS noun: Acronym of Aerodrome Flight Information Service.
afitin noun: A fermented bean (African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) product used as a condiment in West Africa.
AFJ noun: Initialism of April Fools' joke.
afk prepositional phrase /ˌeɪ ɛf ˈkeɪ/: Initialism of away from keyboard, i.e. away from one's computer; idle.
AFL noun /eɪ ɛf ɛl/: Initialism of abstract family of languages.
aflaaj noun: Alternative form of aflaj.
aflagellar adjective: That lacks a flagellum.
aflagellate adjective, noun: Lacking a flagellum
aflagellated adjective: Lacking flagella
aflaj noun: An irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman.
aflame adjective, adverb, verb /əˈfleɪm/: Often preceded by set: in or into flames; so as to be burned by fire.
aflap adjective: Flapping.
aflare adjective /əˈflɛə/: Flaring (blazing or shining brightly or suddenly; also figuratively, of a strong emotion).
aflash adjective /əˈflæʃ/: Flashing.
aflastatin noun: a polyketide that inhibits the production of aflatoxin
aflat adverb /əˈflæt/: Level with the ground; lying flat.
aflatoxicol noun: The aflatoxin (3S,7R,16S)-16-hydroxy-11-methoxy-6,8,19-trioxapentacyclo[10.7.0.02,9.03,7.013,17]nonadeca-1,4,9,11,13(17)-pentaen-18-one
aflatoxicosis noun: disease caused by aflatoxin
aflatoxigenic adjective: Generating aflatoxin.
aflatoxin noun: Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as...
aflatoxisome noun: A vesicle, in some fungi, that generates aflatoxin
aflaunt adjective /əˈflɔːnt/: In a flaunting state or position.
aflavarin noun: The chromenone 8-[5-(hydroxymethyl)-4,7-dimethoxy-2-oxochromen-3-yl]-4,7-dimethoxy-5-methylchromen-2-one present in the fungus Aspergillus flavus
aflavinine noun: A compound present in some plants and fungi that protects against insects
AFLG noun: Initialism of Australian Football League Germany.
aflibercept noun /əˈflɪbə(ɹ)sɛpt/: A fusion protein under development for the treatment of cancer.
aflicker adjective, adverb: Flickering.
aflight adjective /əˈflaɪt/: Flying.
AFLNZ noun /eɪ ɛf ɛl ɛn zɛd/: Initialism of AFL New Zealand.
afloat adjective, adverb, preposition /əˈfloʊt/: In or into a state of floating.
aflood adjective: Flooding.
aflop adjective /əˈflɒp/: floppy
afloqualone noun: A quinazolinone sedative and muscle relaxant.
aflouncement noun: Alternative spelling of afflouncement.
aflow adverb /əˈfloʊ/: flowing
aflower adjective /əˈflaʊ.ə/: flowering, in bloom
AFLPNG noun: Initialism of AFL Papua New Guinea.
aflush adjective /əˈflʌʃ/: flushed, blushing
aflutter adjective /əˈflʌt.ə/: Fluttering.
afly adjective: Flying; moving freely through the air; blown by the wind.
AFM adjective, noun: Abbreviation of antiferromagnetic.
AFN noun: Initialism of all-figure number.
AFO noun: Initialism of armed forces overseas.
afoam adjective, adverb /əˈfoʊm/: In a foaming state; producing foam.
afocal adjective: Not focused
Afognak proper noun: An island in the Kodiak Archipelago 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kodiak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.
AFOL noun /ˈæ.fɒl/: Acronym of adult fan of Lego, an adult member of the fan community that exists around Lego toys.
Afolabi proper noun: A surname from Yoruba.
afoliar adjective: Of the cerebellum, lacking folds.
afoliate adjective: Having no leaves; leafless.
AFOLU noun: Acronym of agriculture, forestry and other land use.
afoo yam noun: A kind of yam prized in Jamaica.
afoor preposition: Pronunciation spelling of afore.
afoos mango noun: Alternative form of hapus mango.
afoot adjective, adverb /əˈfʊt/: On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
afore adverb, conjunction, prefix, preposition /əˈfoɹ/: Before, temporally.
afore-enumerated adjective: Enumerated earlier in a document.
afore-explained adjective: Explained earlier in a document.
aforecited adjective: Having been cited, quoted or named earlier.
aforedeclared adjective: Declared earlier in a document.
aforedescribed adjective: Described earlier.
aforedetermined adjective: Determined or decided upon previously.
aforediscussed adjective: Discussed earlier in a document.
aforeenumerated adjective: Alternative form of afore-enumerated.
aforeexplained adjective: Alternative form of afore-explained.
aforegiven adjective: Given or provided previously.
aforegoing adjective: preceding, going before.
aforegranted adjective: Granted previously (in the document).
aforehan' adverb: Pronunciation spelling of aforehand.
aforehand adjective, adverb: Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
aforeidentified adjective: Identified earlier.
aforeknown adjective: Known prior to a given time.
aforelinked adjective: Linked previously (in the current text).
aforelisted adjective: Listed earlier in a document.
aforementioned adjective, noun /əˈfɔːˌmɛn.ʃənd/: Previously mentioned.
aforenamed adjective: Named earlier in a document.
aforenarrated adjective: Narrated earlier in a document.
aforeness noun: The state or quality of being before or afore.
aforenoted adjective: Noted earlier in a document.
aforequoted adjective: Cited before; quoted in an earlier part of the treatise or essay.
aforerecited adjective: Recited (spoken out loud) previously.
aforerehearsed adjective: Rehearsed (spoken out loud) previously.
aforerelated adjective: Related earlier in a document.
aforereported adjective: Reported earlier in a document.
aforesaid adjective /əˈfɔɹsɛd/: Previously stated; said or named before.
aforeseen adjective: Seen at an earlier time.
aforeset adjective: Set or determined in advance.
aforeshown adjective: Shown or demonstrated previously.
aforespecified adjective: Specified before, i.e. earlier in the same document.
aforespoken adjective: Spoken previously.
aforest verb: Alternative form of afforest.
aforestated adjective: Stated earlier in a document.
aforestation noun: Alternative spelling of afforestation.
aforested adjective, verb: Alternative form of afforested.
aforesting noun, verb: Alternative form of afforesting.
aforethought adjective /əˈfɔː.θɔːt/: Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
aforetime adjective, adverb, noun: In time past; in a former time; formerly.
aforetimes adverb, noun /əˈfɔːˌtaɪmz/: Formerly, formerly.
aforetold adjective: Told or discussed previously.
aforewrit adjective: Synonym of aforewritten (“written previously”).
aforewritten adjective: Written before; written previously.
afortiori adjective, adverb: Alternative form of a fortiori.
afoul adverb /əˈfaʊl/: In a state of collision or entanglement.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under A: 47,274 words, in 158 parts.