English Words: I

17,902 words · Page 7 of 359

imbecilenoun

A person with limited mental capacity who can perform tasks and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five- to seven-year-old child.

imbibeverb

To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).

imbibingnoun

The act by which something is imbibed.

imbueverb

To instill or inspire (someone) with a certain quality, feeling, or idea.

IMDnoun

Initialism of index of multiple deprivation.

IMDbname

Initialism of Internet Movie Database, a website that documents movies and television shows.

IMEnoun

Initialism of input method editor.

IMEInoun

Initialism of International Mobile Equipment Identity.

Imeldaname

A female given name from the Romance languages.

IMFname

Initialism of International Monetary Fund.

IMGnoun

An image.

IMHOphrase

Initialism of in my humble opinion.

Imhotepname

A deified Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.

imitateverb

To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

imitatedverb

simple past and past participle of imitate

imitatingverb

present participle and gerund of imitate

imitationnoun

The act of imitating.

imitativeadj

Imitating; copying; not original.

imitatornoun

A person who imitates or apes another.

Immacontraction

Contraction of I'm + gonna.

immaculateadj

Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

immaculatelyadv

In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of stain or blemish; without being defiled.

immanentadj

Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.

Immanuelname

A figure whose birth is prophesied in the Book of Isaiah in the Bible.

immaterialadj

Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.

immatureadj

Occurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).

immaturitynoun

Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown

immeasurableadj

impossible to measure

immeasurablyadv

In a manner that is not measurable, in a way that cannot be measured.

immediacynoun

The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.

immediateadj

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

immediatelyadv

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

immediatlyadv

Obsolete form of immediately.

immemorialadj

That is beyond memory; ancient.

immenseadj

Huge, gigantic, very large.

immenselyadv

Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.

immensitynoun

The characteristic or state of being immense.

immernoun

A bird in genus Gavia.

immerseverb

To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).

immersedadj

Under the surface of a liquid; sunk.

immersionnoun

The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.

immersiveadj

Tending to immerse.

immigrantnoun

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

immigrateverb

To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.

immigrationnoun

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

imminentadj

About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

imminentlyadv

In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon.

immobileadj

Fixed, not movable.

immobilitynoun

The quality of not moving.

immobilizationnoun

The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.

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 7. 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.

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