English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 28 of 89

Perpignanname

A city, the capital of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France, formerly in Languedoc-Roussillon.

perplexedadj

Confused or puzzled.

perplexingadj

That causes perplexity.

perplexitynoun

The state or quality of being perplexed.

Perraultname

A surname from French.

Perreaultname

A surname from French.

Perretname

A surname.

perriernoun

A short mortar used for throwing stone shot.

Perrinname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Perrisname

A surname transferred from the given name.

perronnoun

A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc.

Perrotname

A surname from French.

perrynoun

A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.

Perryvillename

A census-designated place in Alaska.

perspron

That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun.

persenoun

A very dark (almost black) purple or blue-gray colour.

persecuteverb

To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, because of the victim's race, sexual identity, or adherence to a particular belief.

persecutedverb

simple past and past participle of persecute

persecutionnoun

The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.

persecutornoun

A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.

Persephonename

A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.

Persepolisname

The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.

Perseusname

The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.

perseverancenoun

Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

persevereverb

To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.

Pershingname

A surname.

Persianame

The former term referring to Iran.

Persianadj

Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.

persimmonnoun

The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.

persistverb

To go on stubbornly or resolutely.

persistedverb

simple past and past participle of persist

persistencenoun

The property of being persistent.

persistentadj

Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.

persistentlyadv

In a persistent manner.

persistingnoun

persistence

personnoun

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

personanoun

A social role.

personableadj

Of a person: having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.

personaenoun

plural of persona (alternative spelling of personæ).

personagenoun

A person, especially one who is famous or important.

personagesnoun

plural of personage

personaladj

Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

personalisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of personalization.

personaliseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of personalize.

personalitynoun

Of people, a set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.

personalizationnoun

The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.

personalizeverb

To adapt something to the needs or tastes of an individual.

personallyadv

In a personal manner.

personalsnoun

plural of personal

personhoodnoun

The state or period of being a person.

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 28. 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 "P" 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.