English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 472 of 931

plus ça changeproverb

The more it changes, the more it's the same thing (sometimes loosely translated as the more things change, the more they stay the same).

plus-onenoun

Alternative spelling of plus one.

Pluscardenname

A locality in Moray council area, Scotland.

plushadj

Very extravagant.

plushbluenoun

Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Flos.

plushcrownnoun

An orange-fronted plushcrown, bird of species Metopothrix aurantiaca, the only species of genus Metopothrix, native to South America.

plushenadj

Made of, or having the qualities of plush; (by extension) soft; velvety

plushettenoun

An imitation plush material.

plushienoun

Synonym of plush toy.

plushificationnoun

The act or an instance of becoming a plush toy.

plushilyadv

In a plushy manner.

plushinessnoun

The quality of being plushy.

plushlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of plush.

plushlyadv

In a plush manner.

plushnessnoun

The characteristic of being plush.

plushophilenoun

One who has plushophilia.

plushophilianoun

The paraphilia for plushies, typically stuffed toy animals.

plushophilicadj

Of or related to plushophilia.

plushsuitnoun

A fursuit designed to resemble a plush toy, such as by having extra padding and being a full bodysuit.

plushynoun

Synonym of plushie.

plusquam-prefix

more than; beyond (in degree)

plusquamperfectnoun

pluperfect

plusquamperfectionnoun

Utter perfection.

plussedverb

simple past and past participle of plus

Plutarchname

The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 C.E.). Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.

Plutarchanadj

Of or relating to Plutarch, an Ancient Greek historian, biographer, and essayist.

Plutarchianadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch or his writings

Plutarchicadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch or his writings

plutarchynoun

rule by the wealthy; plutocracy

plutenoun

A plutocrat, especially a rich industrialist.

plutealadj

Of or pertaining to a pluteus.

pluterperfectadj

Alternative form of pluperfect.

pluteusnoun

A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church

pluteyadj

plutocratic

plutinonoun

Any planetoid in the Kuiper belt whose orbit, like that of Pluto, has a resonance of 3:2 with that of Neptune.

Plutoname

The Greco-Roman god of the underworld.

plutocracynoun

Government by the wealthy.

plutocratnoun

Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

plutocraticadj

Of, relating to, or being a plutocracy.

plutocraticallyadv

In a plutocratic way.

plutodemocracynoun

A deceptive pseudodemocratic government that is in fact a hypercapitalist plutocracy.

plutodemocraticadj

Relating to a plutodemocracy.

plutogenicadj

originating from plutons

plutographynoun

Depiction, presentation, or coverage of the rich, particularly the lifestyles they enjoy.

plutoidnoun

A trans-Neptunian dwarf planet.

plutolatrynoun

The worship of money; excessive fondness or greed for wealth.

plutologynoun

The science that deals with wealth.

plutomanianoun

A passion or craving for wealth; an obsession with money.

plutomanicadj

Having an excessive desire for money or wealth.

plutonnoun

A body of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth by consolidation of magma

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 472. 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.

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