English Words: S
54,294 words · Page 209 of 1086
Having self-conceit; vain; having a high or overweening opinion of one's own person or merits.
A technique for examining and modifying a person's behavior, based on analysis of their own feelings about themselves.
Self-satisfied congratulation of oneself for one's achievements or accomplishments.
Of a subatomic particle that is identical to its antiparticle; includes all gauge bosons except the charged W-boson and gluons.
Exhibiting self-consistency; consistent with oneself or itself, or with one's principles.
A statement that contains a contradiction, or a premise from which one could be derived.
Containing multiple claims or ideas that are inherently in disagreement; of something or someone that contradicts itself.
A coup d'état in which a lawfully elected head of state seizes power from the other branches of government.
Capable of criticizing oneself; able to find mistakes and possibilities for improvement in one's own work.
The practice of effecting gradual yet substantial improvements of oneself, especially through education.
To engage in dealings favorable to oneself as principal, taking advantage of one's position as fiduciary.
Containing elements that will cause it to fail; destined not to succeed by its very nature.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 209. 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 "S" 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.