English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 220 of 1086

selfcestnoun

Sexual activity with an alternate version of oneself, such as a clone, duplicate, alter ego, or a version of oneself from a different time or alternate universe.

selfcondensationnoun

Any condensation reaction involving two of the same class of compound

selfcongratulatoryadj

Being in the nature of self-congratulation

selfconjugateadj

Alternative form of self-conjugate.

selfconsciousnessnoun

Alternative form of self-consciousness.

selfconsistentlyadv

In a selfconsistent manner

selfdistributiveadj

Having the property (of an operation) of being distributive with respect to itself. Thus, an operator ◦ is left selfdistributive iff x◦(y◦z) = (x◦y)◦(x◦z), and is right selfdistributive iff (x◦y)◦z = (x◦z)◦(y◦z), for all x, y, z.

selfdomnoun

selfhood.

selfedadj

Produced by vegetative propagation

selfenergynoun

The contribution to a particle's mass or potential energy as a result of interactions between the particle and its environment

selfernoun

Any autocompatible plant.

selfexcitationnoun

Alternative spelling of self-excitation.

selffulnessnoun

The quality of being selfful.

selfgravitatingadj

Describing any system influenced by its own gravitational field

selfhealnoun

A small, herbaceous European plant with blue-violet flowers from any species of genus Prunella.

selfhoodnoun

State of having a distinct identity, or being an individual distinct from others; individuality.

Selfianadj

Of or relating to Will Self (born 1961), English novelist and journalist.

selficidenoun

Accidental death that occurs while trying to take a selfie in a dangerous environment.

selfienoun

A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

selfie sticknoun

An extendable monopod arm onto which a smartphone or camera can be mounted in order to take wide-angle photographs of oneself.

selfindulgencenoun

Alternative form of self-indulgence.

selfingnoun

A plant produced by vegetative propagation.

selfinjectiveadj

injective with itself (in a higher dimension)

selfinteractionnoun

The interaction of something with itself.

selfishadj

Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.

selfish genenoun

The gene regarded as the primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process.

selfishlyadv

In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.

selfishnessnoun

The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

selfismnoun

The practice of focusing concern and effort on the needs of the self.

selfistadj

Believing in or practicing selfism.

selfitisnoun

An obsessive need to take selfies and post them on social media.

selflessadj

Having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself but for others; unselfish.

selflesslyadv

In a selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.

selflessnessnoun

The quality or state of being selfless.

selflikeadj

Exactly similar; corresponding.

selflinenoun

A consumer product (especially confectionery) consisting of many identical items within a single package, such as chocolate buttons.

selflyadj

Of or pertaining to self or one's own self, personal.

selfmatenoun

A chess problem in which the white player, moving first, must force the black player to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves.

selfnamenoun

A proper name; a name for one's own self, as opposed to one's family; one's real name.

selfnamesnoun

plural of selfname

selfnessnoun

The state, quality, or condition of self.

selfquenchingnoun

The quenching of an excited atom (etc) by interaction with another of the same type of atom in the ground state

selfreportedadj

reported by a person named in the report

selfsameadj

Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same; the very same; the same not only in being similar but in being identical.

selfsamenessnoun

The property of two or more appearances of being of the selfsame underlying object; sameness as regards self or identity; identity; identicality.

selfsecureadj

Secure in oneself; self-assured; self-confident.

selfshipnoun

The state, essence, or quality of self; identity; individuality.

selfshippernoun

A person who selfships (“ships themselves with a fictional character”).

selfslaughternoun

Alternative form of self-slaughter ("suicide").

selfsomeadj

of or characteristic of self or one's self.

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 220. 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.