English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 19 of 705

affiliationnoun

The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.

affineadj

Assigning finite values to finite quantities.

affinitiesnoun

plural of affinity

affinitynoun

A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

affirmverb

To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.

affirmationnoun

That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

affirmativeadj

pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming

affirmativelyadv

In an affirming manner.

affirmingverb

present participle and gerund of affirm

affixnoun

A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

affixingadj

Of the function or role of an affix

Affleckname

A surname from Scots.

afflictverb

To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.

afflictedverb

simple past and past participle of afflict

afflictingnoun

An affliction.

afflictionnoun

A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

affluencenoun

An abundant flow or supply.

affluentnoun

Someone who is wealthy.

affordverb

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

affordabilitynoun

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.

affordableadj

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

affordablyadv

In an affordable manner; to an affordable degree

affordedverb

simple past and past participle of afford

affordsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of afford

afforestationnoun

The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested.

affrayverb

To startle from quiet; to alarm.

affrontverb

To insult intentionally, especially openly.

affrontedadj

Offended; having taken umbrage.

Afghannoun

A person from Afghanistan.

afghaninoun

The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.

Afghanistanname

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.

Afianame

A female given name.

aficionadonoun

An amateur bullfighter.

afieldadv

Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual). (Often preceded by far, farther, or further.)

afireadv

On fire (often metaphorically).

AFKprep_phrase

Initialism of away from keyboard, i.e. away from one's computer; idle.

AFLnoun

Initialism of abstract family of languages.

aflameadj

In flames, on fire, flaming, with flames coming from it.

aflatoxinnoun

Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.

afloatadv

In or into a state of floating.

afootadv

On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)

aforeadv

Before, temporally.

aforementionedadj

Previously mentioned.

aforesaidadj

Previously stated; said or named before.

afouladv

In a state of collision or entanglement.

AFPname

Initialism of Australian Federal Police

AFRAname

Initialism of American Federation of Radio Artists.

afraidadj

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

afreshadv

Anew; again; once more.

Africaname

The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter A contains 35,202 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 705 pages, and you are currently viewing page 19. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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