English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 33 of 89

phenomenologynoun

The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.

phenomenonnoun

A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.

phenotypenoun

The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.

phenotypicadj

Of, or relating to a phenotype.

phenterminenoun

An appetite suppressant of the amphetamine and phenethylamine classes.

phenylnoun

A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.

phenylalaninenoun

An essential amino acid C₉H₁₁NO₂ found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.

phenytoinnoun

A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.

pheromonenoun

A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

PHEVnoun

Initialism of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

phewintj

Used to express relief of tension, fatigue, or surprise.

phinoun

Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".

Philname

A short form of the male given name Philip.

Philadelphianame

The largest city in Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of coterminous Philadelphia County; the former capital of the United States.

philandernoun

A lover.

philanderernoun

One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).

philanderingnoun

The action of one who philanders.

philanthropicadj

Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankind

philanthropistnoun

A person who loves humankind in general.

philanthropynoun

Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.

philatelicadj

Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists.

philatelynoun

Stamp collecting.

Philbinname

A surname from Irish.

Philemonname

The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

philharmonicadj

Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.

Philipname

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

Philippaname

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Philippiname

A surname.

Philippiansname

The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.

Philippineadj

Of or pertaining to the Philippines.

Philippinesname

An archipelago of Southeast Asia.

Philippsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philipsname

A surname transferred from the given name.

Philistinenoun

A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a region in the southwest Levant in the Middle East.

Phillipname

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Phillipaname

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Phillipsname

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip.

Phillipsburgname

A census-designated place in Tift County, Georgia, United States.

Phillisname

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Phillyname

Philadelphia.

philologicaladj

Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words.

philologistnoun

A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.

philologynoun

The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages.

Philomenaname

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

philosophernoun

A lover of wisdom.

philosophersnoun

plural of philosopher

philosophicadj

Synonym of philosophical.

philosophicaladj

Of, or pertaining to, philosophy.

philosophicallyadv

With regards to philosophy

philosophizingnoun

philosophical thought or discussion

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 33. 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.