Word Formation & Derivatives

antiparliamentary C2+

/ˌæntiˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri/ opposed to parliament or to parliamentary government M S

antiquate C2+

/ˈæntɪˌkweɪt/ to make obsolete or old-fashioned M S

antirealism C2+

/ˌæntiˈriəˌlɪzəm/ the philosophical view denying objective reality independent of perception M S

antireligion C2+

/ˌæntirɪˈlɪdʒən/ opposed to religion, or such opposition itself M S

antireligious C2+

/ˌæntirɪˈlɪdʒəs/ hostile or opposed to religion M S

antislavery C2+

/ˌæntiˈsleɪvəri/ opposed to slavery, or the movement against it M S

antithetic C2+

/ˌæntɪˈθɛtɪk/ directly opposed or contrasted; constituting an antithesis M S

anxiousness C2+

/ˈæŋkʃəsnəs/ the state of being uneasy or worried; nervous apprehension M S

apologetics C2+

/əˌpɑləˈdʒɛtɪks/ the systematic defense of a doctrine, especially a religious one M S

apologist C2+

/əˈpɑlədʒɪst/ a person who argues in defense of a controversial doctrine or institution M S

apologizer C2+

/əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪzɚ/ a person who apologizes or expresses regret M S

apparitional C2+

/ˌæpəˈrɪʃənəl/ of or resembling an apparition; ghostly or spectral M S

appealingness C2+

/əˈpilɪŋnəs/ the quality of being attractive or interesting M S

applicate C2+

/ˈæplɪˌkeɪt/ applied or put to a particular use; in geometry, an applied ordinate M S

applier C2+

/əˈplaɪɚ/ a person or device that applies something M S

appraisal C2+

/əˈpreɪzəl/ an assessment of the value, quality, or nature of something M S

apprehensible C2+

/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsəbəl/ capable of being grasped by the mind or senses; comprehensible M S

appropriateness C2+

/əˈproʊpriətnəs/ the quality of being suitable or proper for a particular situation M S

appropriator C2+

/əˈproʊpriˌeɪtɚ/ a person who takes something for their own use, often without right M S

approvement C2+

/əˈpruvmənt/ approval or sanction; in old law, the improvement of common land M S

aptness C2+

/ˈæptnəs/ the quality of being suitable or appropriate; fitness M S

arbiter C2+

/ˈɑrbɪtɚ/ a person with authority to settle a dispute or decide what is right M S

arbitration C2+

/ˌɑrbɪˈtreɪʃən/ the settling of a dispute by an impartial third party outside court M S

arbitrator C2+

/ˈɑrbɪˌtreɪtɚ/ an impartial person chosen to settle a dispute M S

archivist C2+

/ˈɑrkɪvɪst/ a person who maintains and preserves archives of records or documents M S

archmagician C2+

/ˌɑrtʃməˈdʒɪʃən/ a supreme or chief magician; a master of magic M S

archway C2+

/ˈɑrtʃˌweɪ/ a curved structure forming a passage or entrance beneath an arch M S

areal C2+

/ˈɛriəl/ of or relating to an area or surface region M S

argufy C2+

/ˈɑrɡjəˌfaɪ/ to argue or wrangle, especially fussily or to little purpose M S

armament C2+

/ˈɑrməmənt/ military weapons and equipment, or the process of arming for war M S

aromatize C2+

/əˈroʊməˌtaɪz/ to make aromatic, or in chemistry to convert into an aromatic compound M S

arousal C2+

/əˈraʊzəl/ the act of awakening or the state of being stirred to activity or excitement M S

arraignment C2+

/əˈreɪnmənt/ the formal court proceeding in which an accused is read the charges and pleads M S

arriver C2+

/əˈraɪvɚ/ a person who arrives, especially one newly come to a place M S

articulateness C2+

/ɑrˈtɪkjələtnəs/ the quality of expressing oneself clearly and fluently M S

articulatory C2+

/ɑrˈtɪkjələˌtɔri/ relating to the physical production of speech sounds M S

artificiality C2+

/ˌɑrtəˌfɪʃiˈæləti/ the quality of being contrived or not natural M S

artlessly C2+

/ˈɑrtləsli/ in a natural, ingenuous manner free of guile or cunning M S

asexuality C2+

/ˌeɪsɛkʃuˈæləti/ the condition of lacking sexual attraction or reproductive sexual organs M S

asphyxiate C2+

/æsˈfɪksiˌeɪt/ to kill or be killed by depriving of oxygen; to suffocate M S

aspirant C2+

/ˈæspərənt/ a person who aspires to a position, office, or distinction M S

assumptive C2+

/əˈsʌmptɪv/ taking something for granted; presumptuous or arrogant M S

assuredly C2+

/əˈʃʊrədli/ certainly; without doubt M S

astrology C2+

/əˈstrɑlədʒi/ the study of how the positions of stars and planets supposedly influence human affairs M S

asymptomatic C2+

/ˌeɪsɪmptəˈmætɪk/ producing or showing no symptoms of disease M S

atemporal C2+

/eɪˈtɛmpərəl/ existing outside of or unaffected by the passage of time M S

atheism C2+

/ˈeɪθiˌɪzəm/ disbelief in or denial of the existence of any deity M S

atheistic C2+

/ˌeɪθiˈɪstɪk/ relating to or holding the belief that no god exists M S

atmospherics C2+

/ˌætməsˈfɛrɪks/ electrical interference in radio, or the mood-setting features of a place M S

atomically C2+

/əˈtɑmɪkli/ with respect to atoms, or as a single indivisible operation M S

atomization C2+

/ˌætəməˈzeɪʃən/ the reduction of something into tiny particles or fragmented units M S

atrophy C2+

/ˈætrəfi/ the wasting away of a body part or faculty from disuse or disease M S

attender C2+

/əˈtɛndɚ/ a person who attends or is present at something M S

attentiveness C2+

/əˈtɛntɪvnəs/ the quality of paying close attention or being considerately observant M S

attractively C2+

/əˈtræktɪvli/ in a manner that pleases or appeals to the senses M S

attractivity C2+

/ˌætrækˈtɪvəti/ the quality or power of attracting; attractiveness M S

auditory C2+

/ˈɔdəˌtɔri/ relating to the sense or organs of hearing M S

augurous C2+

/ˈɔɡərəs/ of the nature of an omen; foreboding or predictive M S

authenticness C2+

/ɔˈθɛntɪknəs/ the quality of being genuine or authentic M S

authorship C2+

/ˈɔθɚˌʃɪp/ the fact or identity of having written a particular work M S

autochthonal C2+

/ɔˈtɑkθənəl/ native to or originating in the place where found; indigenous M S

autocracy C2+

/ɔˈtɑkrəsi/ government by a single person holding absolute power M S

autoist C2+

/ˈɔtoʊɪst/ a person who drives or travels by automobile; a motorist M S

automatize C2+

/ɔˈtɑməˌtaɪz/ to make automatic, or to render a process habitual and unconscious M S

automobilist C2+

/ˌɔtəmoʊˈbilɪst/ a person who drives or rides in an automobile; a motorist M S

autonomic C2+

/ˌɔtəˈnɑmɪk/ involuntary or self-regulating, especially of the nervous system M S

avoidable C2+

/əˈvɔɪdəbəl/ able to be prevented or kept away from M S

awfulness C2+

/ˈɔfəlnəs/ the quality of being extremely bad, or formerly, awe-inspiring M S

axiomatically C2+

/ˌæksiəˈmætɪkli/ in a self-evident manner requiring no proof M S

axiomatization C2+

/ˌæksiəmətəˈzeɪʃən/ the formulation of a theory as a set of axioms from which theorems derive M S

axiomatize C2+

/ˈæksiəməˌtaɪz/ to express or organize a theory as a system of axioms M S

babish C2+

/ˈbeɪbɪʃ/ like a baby; childish or babyish M S

babyish C2+

/ˈbeɪbiɪʃ/ characteristic of a baby; childishly immature M S

babylonian C2+

/ˌbæbəˈloʊniən/ of ancient Babylon or its people, language, or culture M S

bacchanal C2+

/ˈbækənəl/ a wild drunken revelry, or a worshipper of Bacchus M S

bacchant C2+

/ˈbækənt/ a priest or votary of Bacchus; a drunken reveler M S

backboneless C2+

/ˈbækˌboʊnləs/ lacking firmness of character; spineless M S

backpedal C2+

/ˈbækˌpɛdəl/ to reverse one's previous opinion or position M S

baconweed C2+

/ˈbeɪkənˌwid/ a common name for goosefoot, a weedy edible plant M S

bafflement C2+

/ˈbæfəlmənt/ the state of being utterly puzzled or confused M S

baffling C2+

/ˈbæflɪŋ/ impossible to understand; perplexing M S

bagful C2+

/ˈbæɡˌfʊl/ the amount that a bag can hold M S

baggagemaster C2+

/ˈbæɡɪdʒˌmæstɚ/ a railway official in charge of passengers' luggage M S

bairnish C2+

/ˈbɛrnɪʃ/ childish or childlike, in Scots and Northern English usage M S

baking C2+

/ˈbeɪkɪŋ/ the act of cooking by dry oven heat; intensely hot M S

balbutiate C2+

/bælˈbjuʃiˌeɪt/ to stammer or stutter M S

baleen C2+

/bəˈlin/ the horny filtering plates in the mouths of certain whales; whalebone M S

balloonfish C2+

/bəˈlunˌfɪʃ/ a fish, such as the pufferfish, that can inflate its body with water or air M S

baltic C2+

/ˈbɔltɪk/ of the Baltic Sea or its region; informally, bitterly cold M S

bandfish C2+

/ˈbændˌfɪʃ/ a small elongated red marine fish of the family Cepolidae M S

banging C2+

/ˈbæŋɪŋ/ informally excellent or very good; also a loud repeated knocking M S

bannerfish C2+

/ˈbænɚˌfɪʃ/ a tropical reef fish with a long trailing dorsal filament M S

banter C2+

/ˈbæntɚ/ playful, teasing conversation M S

bantling C2+

/ˈbæntlɪŋ/ a young child or infant, often used disparagingly M S

baptize C2+

/ˈbæpˌtaɪz/ to admit to Christianity by ceremonial sprinkling or immersion in water M S

barbarious C2+

/bɑrˈbɛriəs/ barbarous; savage or uncivilized (archaic variant) M S