Mots commençant par A — 1 142 entrées

Les 1 142 mots du dictionnaire qui commencent par la lettre A, dans l'ordre alphabétique, chacun avec sa première définition. Les accents ne changent pas le classement : une initiale accentuée se range sous sa lettre de base.

• a41 sensThe first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.
• A20 sensThe first letter of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
• a-14 sensForming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
• A.74 sensabsolute temperature
• a.m.1 sensIn the 12-hour period from midnight to noon (the first half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.
• aa2 sensA form of lava flow associated with Hawaiian-type volcanoes, consisting of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a jagged and loose, clinkery…
• Aa7 sensSeveral waterways in Europe. A river in northern France, flowing 93 km from near Bourthes, Pas-de-Calais department into the North Sea near…
• AA4 sensA member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
• aagh1 sensAn exclamation of horror, disgust or frustration
• aah11 sensIndication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.
• Aaron4 sensThe elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
• ab3 sensAn abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
• Ab4 sensAv.
• AB3 sensA blood type of the ABO system that has both blood antigens and may receive all blood types, and donate to AB.
• abandon9 sensTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
• abandoned4 sensHaving given oneself up to vice; immoral; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
• abandoning1 sensAn act by which something or someone is abandoned; abandonment; neglect.
• abba1 sensFather; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title…
• Abba1 sensFather, an honorific title given to God in the New Testament, especially used in prayers.
• ABBA1 sensA popular Swedish music group from the 1970s, one of the best-selling music artists in history.
• abbey5 sensThe office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
• Abbey10 sensA diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew.
• Abbie2 sensA unisex given name. A diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
• abbot5 sensThe superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
• Abbot2 sensA surname.
• Abbott10 sensA surname originating as an occupation.
• Abby3 sensA diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew, also used as a formal given name.
• ABC8 sensThe English alphabet.
• abdomen4 sensThe belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the…
• abdominal6 sensOf or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
• abduct2 sensTo take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
• abducted1 sensHaving been kidnapped; having become the victim of an abduction.
• abduction5 sensA leading away; a carrying away.
• Abdul2 sensA male given name from Arabic used by Muslims.
• abe1 sensTo be.
• Abe3 sensA diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.
• abed2 sensIn bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
• Abed2 sensA male given name from Arabic.
• Abel4 sensThe son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
• Abi1 sensA diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
• abide12 sensTo endure without yielding; to withstand.
• abigail1 sensA lady's maid.
• Abigail2 sensThe wife of Nabal and later of David in the Old Testament.
• ability7 sensThe quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
• able16 sensHaving the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
• Able2 sensradiotelephony clear-code word for the letter A.
• Abner2 sensA cousin of Saul mentioned in the Old Testament.
• abnormal3 sensNot conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
• aboard8 sensOn board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
• abode6 sensA residence, dwelling or habitation.
• abomination4 sensAn abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
• abort14 sensAn early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
• abortion7 sensThe expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus. A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
• about27 sensIn a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
• above27 sensPhysically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
• Abraham5 sensA prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by…
• abroad9 sensBeyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
• abruptly1 sensIn an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
• abs1 sensThe abdominal muscles; plural of ab.
• Abs1 sensA diminutive of the female given name Abigail.
• ABs1 sensAll Blacks, the New Zealand national rugby team.
• ABS1 sensInitialism of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. plumbing Pipes composed of this plastic.
• absence7 sensA state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
• absent11 sensBeing away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
• absolute29 sensFree of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
• Absolute1 sensThat which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others.
• absolutely4 sensIn an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
• absorb14 sensTo include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to…
• absorbed2 sensFully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
• abstract34 sensAn abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
• absurd6 sensContrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically…
• Abu8 sensA language of Papua New Guinea.
• abundance7 sensA large quantity; many.
• abundant3 sensFully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
• abuse15 sensImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
• abused3 sensHaving been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence.
• abusive6 sensProne to treat someone badly by coarse, insulting words or other maltreatment; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.
• abyss8 sensHell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
• ac3 sensaccount; money of account
• Ac1 sensThe Acura Legend automobile.
• AC2 sensInitialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current). supply of electric energy via a public…
• academic14 sensBelonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
• academy9 sensAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
• Academy7 sensThe school for advanced education founded by Plato; the garden where Plato taught.
• accelerate8 sensTo cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
• accelerated2 sensMoving or progressing faster than is usual.
• accelerating1 sensAn act of acceleration.
• acceleration4 sensThe act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
• accelerator11 sensOne who, or that which, accelerates.
• accent22 sensA higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others…
• accept13 sensTo receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
• acceptable3 sensWorthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.
• acceptance10 sensThe act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
• accepted1 sensGenerally approved, believed, or recognized.
• accepting1 sensCharacterized by acceptance.
• access14 sensA way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
• accessible7 sensEasy of access or approach.
• accessory8 sensHaving a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing…
• accident17 sensAn unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not…
• Accident1 sensA town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
• accidental10 sensPertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
• accidentally2 sensIn an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
• accommodate12 sensTo render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt.
• accommodation14 sensLodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or students, etc.
• accommodations1 sensaccommodation, lodging
• accompanied1 sensHaving accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.
• accompany8 sensTo go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
• accompanying2 sensPresent together.
• accomplice2 sensAn associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
• accomplish6 sensTo finish successfully.
• accomplished3 sensCompleted; effected; established.
• accomplishment4 sensThe act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
• accord14 sensAgreement of opinion, will, or action.
• accordance2 sensAgreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.
• according2 sensAgreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
• accordingly2 sensAgreeably; correspondingly; suitably.
• accordion4 sensA box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which…
• account23 sensA registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to…
• accountable4 sensObliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.
• accountant6 sensOne who renders account; one accountable.
• accounting3 sensThe development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.
• accuracy2 sensThe state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
• accurate5 sensTelling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
• accurately1 sensIn an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.
• accusation3 sensThe act of accusing.
• accuse4 sensTo find fault with, blame, censure.
• accused2 sensThe person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
• accusing2 sensAccusatory.
• accustomed3 sensFamiliar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions. (of a person)
• ace22 sensA playing card showing a single pip, typically the highest or lowest ranking card in a game.
• Ace2 sensA male given name.
• ACE2 sensA proprietary data compression archive file format.
• aces1 sensAce; excellent.
• ach3 sensAn expression of annoyance.
• ache5 sensTo suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
• Ache1 sensA language spoken by the Yi people of South-Western China.
• achieve7 sensTo carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.
• achieved1 sensHaving been reached, attained or accomplished.
• achievement6 sensThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
• achieving1 sensAn achievement; the process of achieving something.
• Achilles3 sensA mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and…
• aching2 sensThat aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
• acid10 sensSour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
• acknowledge5 sensTo admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
• acknowledged1 sensGenerally accepted, recognized or admitted.
• acoustic7 sensPertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds. Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
• acquaintance4 sensA state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of…
• acquainted1 sensPersonally known; familiar.
• acquire5 sensTo get.
• acquired1 sensDeveloped after birth; not congenital.
• acquisition3 sensThe act or process of acquiring.
• acquitted1 sensHaving been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
• acre8 sensAn English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or…
• Acre4 sensA port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.
• across14 sensTo, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
• act28 sensSomething done, a deed.
• ACT2 sensInitialism of Association of Consumers and Taxpayers, a political party of New Zealand. ACT New Zealand, a liberal conservative political party in…
• acting5 sensTemporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.
• action28 sensThe effort of performing or doing something.
• activate10 sensTo encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
• active17 sensHaving the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
• actively2 sensIn an active manner.
• activist3 sensOne who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
• activity6 sensThe state or quality of being active; activeness.
• actor7 sensSomeone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
• actress2 sensA female who performs on the stage or in films.
• actual7 sensrelating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
• actually4 sensIn act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
• acute17 sensBrief, quick, short.
• ad3 sensAdvantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the player's point of view, of their half of the court, where the advantage point following a…
• Ada14 sensA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• adam1 sensThe day or night before an eve; two days or nights before a holiday, most commonly Christmas.
• Adam10 sensThe first man and the progenitor of the human race.
• Adama1 sensA city, formerly the capital city of Oromia Region in Ethiopia.
• adamant8 sensFirm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
• Adams24 sensA surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
• adapt5 sensTo make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
• adaptation8 sensThe process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
• adapted1 sensHaving been subject to an alteration or change to fit a different circumstance or medium.
• add12 sensTo join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude,…
• ADD1 sensA designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital.
• addict10 sensA person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
• addicted2 sensHaving a biochemical addiction.
• addiction4 sensA state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
• addictive5 sensCausing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.
• adding1 sensAn act of addition.
• Addison7 sensA surname transferred from the given name.
• addition7 sensThe act of adding anything.
• additional2 sensSupplemental or added to something.
• address29 sensDirection. A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
• addressed2 sensOf a document, marked with an address.
• addressing3 sensA process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
• Adelaide4 sensA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• adele1 sensAn infinite sequence consisting of a real number and a p-adic number for every prime number p, such that all but finitely many of them are p-adic…
• Adele2 sensA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• adequate4 sensEqual to or fulfilling some requirement.
• Adi3 sensA Tibeto-Burman language spoken in India and Tibet.
• adieu2 sensSaid to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
• adios4 sensgoodbye
• Aditya2 sensAny of a group of solar deities, the sons of Aditi and Kashyapa.