English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 277 of 1086

seriocomicadj

Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies.

seriocomicaladj

seriocomic

seriocomicallyadv

In a seriocomic manner.

seriositudenoun

Seriousness, especially self-seriousness.

seriositynoun

Synonym of seriousness.

seriousadj

Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition.

serious-mindedlyadv

Solemnly.

seriouseradj

comparative form of serious: more serious

seriouslyadv

In a serious or literal manner.

seriousnessnoun

The state or quality of being serious.

Seriqbuyaname

A town in Maralbexi, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

serirnoun

A desert of pebbles or larger stones.

Serizawaname

A surname from Japanese.

serjeantnoun

Archaic spelling of sergeant.

serjeantshipnoun

Obsolete form of sergeantship.

serjeantynoun

A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)

Serkal syndromenoun

An autosomal-recessive disorder leading to sex reversion and kidney, adrenal and lung dysgenesis.

Serkisname

A surname.

Serklandname

The Abbasid caliphate.

Serlename

A surname, alternative form of Searle.

Serlingesqueadj

Reminiscent of the works of Rod Serling (1924–1975), American screenwriter and playwright, known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series The Twilight Zone.

serlopitantnoun

An NK₁ receptor antagonist.

Sermersooqname

A municipality of Greenland.

sermocinationnoun

The making of speeches or sermons; sermonizing.

sermocinatornoun

One who makes sermons or speeches; a preacher.

sermonnoun

Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.

sermon-proofadj

Resistant to the lessons in morality conveyed by sermons; unregenerate.

sermoneernoun

A sermonizer.

sermonernoun

A preacher; a sermonizer.

sermonesqueadj

Characteristic of a sermon.

sermonetnoun

A short sermon.

sermonettenoun

A short sermon.

sermonicadj

Of or pertaining to sermons

sermonicaladj

sermonic

sermonicallyadv

In a sermonic or sermonical manner.

sermoningnoun

The act of discoursing; instruction; preaching.

sermoniseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of sermonize.

sermonishadj

Resembling a sermon.

sermonistnoun

A sermonizer; someone who preaches sermons.

sermonisticadj

Having the tone or character of a sermon.

sermonizeverb

To speak in the manner of a sermon; to preach; to propagate one's morality or opinions with speech.

sermonizernoun

A preacher; one who delivers sermons

sermonlessadj

Without a sermon.

sermonlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a sermon.

sermonolatrynoun

Excessive devotion to sermons as part of religion.

Sermonsname

A surname.

sermonwiseadv

In the manner of a sermon.

sermorelinnoun

A growth hormone–releasing hormone analogue.

sermountainnoun

A plant of the genus Laserpitium.

Sernaname

A surname.

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 277. 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.

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