English Words: A

35,202 words · Page 74 of 705

Austername

The god of the south wind.

austereadj

Grim or severe in manner or appearance.

austeritynoun

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

Austerlitzname

Former name of Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic. The site of Napoleon's victory over the combined Russian and Austrian armies in 1805.

Austinname

A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.

australadj

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

Australasianame

Synonym of Oceania: a continent or continental region composed of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

Australasianadj

Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.

Australianame

An island of Oceania.

Australiannoun

A person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent.

Australopithecusnoun

Synonym of australopith.

Austrianame

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Austria. Capital and largest city: Vienna.

Austrianadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Austria.

Austriansnoun

plural of Austrian

Austronesianadj

Pertaining to the Austronesian language family.

auteurnoun

A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works.

authnoun

Abbreviation of authentication.

authenticadj

Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

authenticallyadv

In an authentic manner; genuinely

authenticateverb

To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.

authenticationnoun

Something which validates or confirms the authenticity of something; or the process of doing so.

authenticatornoun

One who, or something which, authenticates, as

authenticitynoun

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

authornoun

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.

authorialadj

Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)

authoriseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of authorize.

authoritarianadj

Of, or relating to, or exhibiting strict obedience to an authority; favoring authoritarianism over civic and individual liberties.

authoritarianismnoun

A form of government in which the governing body has absolute, or almost absolute, control. Typically this control is maintained by force, and little heed is paid to public opinion or the judicial system.

authoritativeadj

Arising or originating from a figure of authority.

authoritativelyadv

In an authoritative manner; with authority.

authoritiesnoun

The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere.

authoritynoun

Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.

authorizationnoun

An act of authorizing.

authorizeverb

To grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.

authorizedadj

Explicitly allowed.

authorsnoun

plural of author

authorshipnoun

The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.

autismnoun

A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication patterns (e.g., differences in body language or eye contact), delayed language development, and sensory processing sensitivities.

autisticadj

Having autism, or pertaining to autism.

autoadj

Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

autobahnnoun

The high-speed intercity highways of Germany and Austria.

autobiographicaladj

Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

autobiographynoun

A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.

autocarnoun

A road vehicle powered by steam or electricity rather than by traction.

autochthonousadj

Native to the place where found; indigenous.

autoclavenoun

A strong, pressurized, heated vessel, as for laboratory experiments, sterilization, cooking or mineral processing.

autocompleteverb

To complete automatically.

autocorrectverb

To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.

autocorrelationnoun

The cross-correlation of a signal with itself: the correlation between values of a signal in successive time periods.

autocracynoun

A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

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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 74. 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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