Words starting with I — 570 entries

The 570 dictionary words that begin with the letter I, in alphabetical order, each with its first definition. Accents do not affect filing: an accented initial is shelved under its base letter.

• i3 sensesThe ninth letter of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.
• I4 sensesThe speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
• i-6 sensesA form of the prefix in-, used before gn, as in ignoble, ignominy, and ignore.
• Ia1 senseA surname.
• IA1 senseinshallah; God willing
• Ian1 senseA male given name from Scottish Gaelic Eòin, equivalent to English John.
• Ibrahim3 sensesThe prophet Abraham in Islam.
• ice23 sensesWater in frozen (solid) form.
• Ice2 sensesA surname.
• ICE3 sensesTo occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with a traditional car equipped with an internal combustion…
• iceberg6 sensesA huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf
• iced5 sensesWith ice added.
• iceland1 senseA land or region of icy terrain.
• Iceland1 senseAn island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.
• ich2 sensesIchthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by ciliates of genus Ichthyophthirius.
• Ich1 senseliteral transcription of Freud’s German-language psychological term “Ich”, more often termed ego in English. See ego.
• icing4 sensesA sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used…
• icon6 sensesAn image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.
• iconic4 sensesRelating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
• icy4 sensesPertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
• Icy1 senseA female given name.
• id2 sensesThe unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.
• ID4 sensesAn ident.
• Ida5 sensesA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• IDA1 senseAn industrial development agency.
• Idaho4 sensesA state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.
• idea9 sensesAn abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual…
• ideal12 sensesPertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
• Ideal3 sensesA city in Georgia, United States.
• identical8 sensesBearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
• identification6 sensesThe act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
• identify7 sensesTo establish the identity of someone or something.
• identifying2 sensesAllowing a person or thing to be easily or uniquely distinguished and identified.
• identity7 sensesSameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
• ideology2 sensesDoctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
• idiot4 sensesA person of low general intelligence.
• IDiot1 senseA proponent of intelligent design.
• idiotic2 sensesPertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
• idle15 sensesNot being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
• Idle3 sensesA surname.
• idol4 sensesA graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
• if11 sensesSupposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; suppositive used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
• IfS1 senseInstitute for State Policy.
• Ignacio3 sensesA surname from Spanish.
• ignite4 sensesTo set fire to (something), to light (something)
• ignition5 sensesThe act of igniting.
• ignorance3 sensesThe condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
• Ignorance1 senseA personification of ignorance.
• ignorant6 sensesUnknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.
• ignore4 sensesTo deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
• ignoring1 senseThe act by which something is ignored.
• Igor2 sensesA male given name from Russian.
• Ii1 senseA surname from Japanese.
• Ike3 sensesA diminutive of the male given name Isaac.
• IL3 sensesIntermediate language
• Ilana1 senseA female given name, variant of Alana
• ill17 sensesIndicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
• Ill1 senseA river in France, tributary to the Rhine.
• illegal8 sensesContrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
• illegally1 senseIn a manner contrary to law.
• illegitimate10 sensesNot conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
• illicit4 sensesNot approved by law, but not invalid.
• Illinois12 sensesA state of the United States, named for the people.
• illiterate6 sensesUnable to read and write.
• illness2 sensesAn instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.
• illusion4 sensesA distortion of sensory perception where real stimuli lead to a false or misleading impression of reality.
• illustrious1 senseAdmired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
• Im2 sensesirregular galaxy with no coherent structure
• image15 sensesA visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
• imagery6 sensesThe work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
• imaginary6 sensesExisting only in the imagination.
• imagination4 sensesThe image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
• imaginative3 sensesHaving a lively or creative imagination.
• imagine8 sensesTo form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
• imagined3 sensesConceived or envisioned in the mind.
• imaging2 sensesThe technique or practice of creating images of otherwise invisible aspects of an object, especially of body parts.
• imagining1 senseSomething imagined; a figment of the imagination.
• imam3 sensesOne who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
• Imam1 senseA surname from Arabic.
• imbecile3 sensesA fool, an idiot.
• imitate1 senseTo follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
• imitating1 senseAn instance of imitation.
• imitation2 sensesThe act of imitating.
• immaculate6 sensesHaving no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
• immature4 sensesNot fully formed or developed; not grown.
• immediate6 sensesHappening right away, instantly, with no delay.
• immediately3 sensesIn an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
• immense4 sensesHuge, gigantic, very large.
• immensely1 senseGreatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.
• immigrant3 sensesA non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
• immigration2 sensesThe act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
• imminent1 senseAbout to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
• immoral1 senseBreaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not…
• immortal10 sensesNot susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
• immortality2 sensesThe condition of being immortal. Never dying
• immune6 sensesExempt; not subject to.
• immunity6 sensesThe state of being insusceptible to something; notably: Protective resistance against disease.
• impact8 sensesThe striking of one body against another; collision.
• impaired3 sensesRendered less effective.
• impartial1 senseTreating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased.
• impatient4 sensesRestless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.
• impeccable2 sensesPerfect, without faults, flaws or errors
• impending2 sensesApproaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
• impenetrable4 sensesNot penetrable.
• imperative7 sensesEssential; crucial; extremely important.
• imperfect8 sensesNot perfect.
• imperial15 sensesRelated to an empire, emperor, or empress.
• Imperial10 sensesA city in Imperial County, California, United States.
• impertinent3 sensesInsolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
• implant5 sensesTo fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
• implement3 sensesTo bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
• implied1 senseSuggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.
• implore4 sensesTo beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
• imply4 sensesTo have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
• IMPLY1 senseA logic gate that implements material implication.
• implying1 senseimplication
• impolite1 senseNot polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
• import13 sensesSomething brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
• importance4 sensesThe quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
• important2 sensesHaving relevant and crucial value; having import.
• importantly2 sensesUsed to mark a statement as having importance.
• impose15 sensesTo apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see verb sense 1.2.2) with authority.
• imposing1 senseMagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
• impossible5 sensesNot possible; not able to be done or happen.
• impostor3 sensesSomeone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
• impotent7 sensesLacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• impress15 sensesTo affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
• impressed4 sensesStrongly affected, especially favourably.
• impression11 sensesThe indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
• impressive3 sensesMaking, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
• imprint6 sensesAn impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
• imprisonment1 senseA confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
• improper8 sensesUnsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
• improve5 sensesTo make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
• improved1 senseThat has been made better; enhanced.
• improvement7 sensesThe act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
• improving1 senseThat tends to improve someone or something (especially (dated) to educate or morally better a person).
• improvise1 senseTo make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.
• impulse4 sensesA thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
• impulsive5 sensesHaving the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
• in47 sensesUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Contained by; inside.
• in-11 sensesin, into, towards, within.
• inability2 sensesLack of the ability to do something; incapability.
• inadequate2 sensesNot adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
• inappropriate4 sensesNot appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
• inaudible1 senseUnable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard.
• inauguration2 sensesThe act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.
• Inc1 senseIncorporated, corporation, describing a type of (business) company that carries certain legal obligations.
• inca1 senseAny of several species of hummingbirds in the genus Coeligena
• Inca1 senseA member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish…
• incapable3 sensesNot capable (of doing something); unable.
• incarcerated2 sensesImprisoned.
• incense8 sensesBiotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.
• incentive4 sensesSomething that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
• incest3 sensesSexual relations between close relatives, especially immediate family members and sometimes first cousins, usually considered taboo.
• inch12 sensesAn English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm.
• Inch1 senseA town in County Wexford, Ireland.
• incident10 sensesAn event or occurrence.
• incidentally3 sensesIn an incidental manner. By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little to no causal relation to, any other case.
• incision4 sensesA cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
• inclined2 sensesAt an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
• include6 sensesTo bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
• included2 sensesProvided as an accompaniment or gratuity.
• including2 sensesSuch as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.
• income8 sensesMoney one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
• incoming5 sensesComing (or about to come) in; arriving.
• incompetence1 senseAn inability to perform; a lack of competence; ineptitude.
• incompetent5 sensesLacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully.
• incomplete5 sensesNot complete; not finished.
• incomprehensible3 sensesImpossible or very difficult to understand.
• inconvenience3 sensesThe quality of being inconvenient.
• inconvenient3 sensesnot convenient
• incorporate10 sensesTo include (something) as a part.
• incorporated1 senseBeing a type of company, a legal entity where the ownership has been arranged into shares. A shareholder has no responsibilities to the company and…
• incorrect4 sensesNot correct; erroneous or wrong.
• increase8 senses(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater, to greaten.
• Increase1 senseA male given name.
• increasing2 sensesOn the increase.
• increasingly1 senseIncreasing in amount or intensity.
• incredible3 sensesToo implausible to be credible; beyond belief.
• incredibly3 sensesIn an incredible manner; not to be believed.
• incriminating1 senseCausing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.
• incurable3 sensesOf an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
• indebted2 sensesObligated, especially financially.
• indecent3 sensesOffensive to good taste.
• indeed4 sensesSynonym of actually or truly.
• indefinitely3 sensesIn a manner that is not definite.
• independence2 sensesThe quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
• Independence30 sensesA number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California.
• independent9 sensesNot dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
• Independent2 sensesAn individual, group, or church that operates outside the authority, structure, or dogma of established, hierarchical, or denominational bodies.
• independently1 senseIn an independent manner.
• indestructible1 senseNot destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.
• index21 sensesAn alphabetical listing of items and their location.
• Index7 sensesAn unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
• India4 sensesA country in South Asia. Official name: Republic of India. Capital: New Delhi.
• Indian11 sensesOf or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.
• Indiana7 sensesA placename. A state of the United States. Capital: Indianapolis.
• indicate5 sensesTo point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
• indication7 sensesAn act of pointing out or indicating.