English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 15 of 89

Patersonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

pathnoun

A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.

Pathakname

A surname.

Pathannoun

Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.

patheverb

Misspelling of pave.

patheticadj

Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.

patheticallyadv

In a pathetic manner; piteously.

pathfindernoun

One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.

pathogennoun

An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

pathogenesisnoun

The origin and development of a disease.

pathogenicadj

Able to cause (harmful) disease.

pathogenicitynoun

The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.

pathologicadj

Caused by or related to disease, pathology.

pathologicaladj

Pertaining to pathology.

pathologicallyadv

In a pathological manner.

pathologistnoun

An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

pathologynoun

The study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences; now usually and especially in the clinical and academic medicine subsenses defined below.

pathophysiologynoun

The physiological processes associated with disease or injury.

pathosnoun

The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.

pathsnoun

plural of path

pathwaynoun

A footpath or other path or track.

Patialaname

A city in Punjab, India, site of the Qila Mubarak castle.

patiencenoun

The quality of being patient.

patientadj

Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.

patientlyadv

In a patient manner.

Patilname

A surname from Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.

patinanoun

A paten, flat type of dish.

pationoun

A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

patisserienoun

a shop that sells pastries and cakes

Patmorename

A surname from Old English.

Patmosname

An island of the Dodecanese, Greece.

Patnaname

The capital and largest city of Bihar, India.

Patnaikname

A surname from Odia.

patonoun

The national sport of Argentina, a game played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball.

patoisnoun

A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).

Patonname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Patrasname

The third most populated Greek city (after Athens and Thessaloniki), the most populated city in the Peloponnese and the capital of Western Greece (administrative region of Greece).

patriarchnoun

The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.

patriarchaladj

Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.

patriarchatenoun

A patriarchal system or community.

patriarchynoun

A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.

Patricename

A female given name from Latin.

Patricianame

A female given name from Latin.

patriciannoun

A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.

Patrickname

A male given name.

patrilinealadj

Pertaining to descent through male lines.

patrimonynoun

A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.

patriotnoun

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

patrioticadj

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

patriotismnoun

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 4,417 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 89 pages, and you are currently viewing page 15. 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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