English Words: I

17,902 words · Page 14 of 359

inchingverb

present participle and gerund of inch

inchoateadj

Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.

incidencenoun

The act of something happening; occurrence.

incidentnoun

An event or occurrence.

incidentaladj

Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.

incidentallyadv

In an incidental manner.

incidentsnoun

plural of incident

incinerateverb

To destroy by burning.

incinerationnoun

The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

incineratornoun

A furnace that burns refuse.

incipientadj

In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

incisionnoun

A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.

incisiveadj

Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)

incisornoun

A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.

inciteverb

To call into action.

incitementnoun

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

incivilitynoun

The state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy; rudeness in manner.

inclprep

Abbreviation of including.

inclementadj

Stormy, of rough weather; not clement.

inclinationnoun

A physical tilt or bend.

inclineverb

To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

inclinedadj

At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.

includeverb

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

includedverb

simple past and past participle of include

includesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of include

includingprep

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

inclusionnoun

An addition or annex to a group, set, or total.

inclusiveadj

Including (almost) everything within its scope.

inclusivenessnoun

The property of being inclusive; inclusivity

inclusivitynoun

The quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness.

incognitanoun

A woman who is unknown or in disguise.

incognitoadj

Without being known; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; in disguise.

incoherencenoun

The quality of being incoherent.

incoherentadj

Not coherent.

incoherentlyadv

In an incoherent manner.

incomenoun

Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.

incomingadj

Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.

incommunicadoadj

In a state or condition of inability or unwillingness to communicate.

incomparableadj

Not comparable.

incomparablyadv

In an incomparable manner.

incompatibilitynoun

The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilability.

incompatibleadj

Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

incompetencenoun

An inability to perform; a lack of competence; ineptitude.

incompetentadj

Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.

incompleteadj

Not complete; not finished.

incompletelyadv

In an incomplete manner.

incompletenessnoun

The state or condition of being not complete.

incomprehensibleadj

Impossible or very difficult to understand.

incomprehensionnoun

Lack of comprehension or understanding; inability to understand.

incompressibleadj

Not compressible.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter I contains 17,902 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 359 pages, and you are currently viewing page 14. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "I" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.