Word Formation & Derivatives

imaginative C2+

/ɪˈmædʒənətɪv/ having or showing creativity and inventiveness M S

imaginativeness C2+

/ɪˈmædʒənətɪvnəs/ the quality of being creative and inventive M S

imbed C2+

/ɪmˈbɛd/ to fix firmly within a surrounding mass; variant of embed M S

imitative C2+

/ˈɪmɪˌteɪtɪv/ copying or modeled on something else; not original M S

imitator C2+

/ˈɪmɪˌteɪtɚ/ one who copies the behavior or work of another M S

immaculately C2+

/ɪˈmækjələtli/ in a perfectly clean, neat, or flawless manner M S

immalleable C2+

/ɪˈmæliəbəl/ not malleable; rigid and unable to be shaped M S

immersion C2+

/ɪˈmɜrʒən/ the act of plunging into a liquid or being deeply involved in something M S

immobility C2+

/ˌɪmoʊˈbɪləti/ the state of being unable to move or be moved M S

immobilize C2+

/ɪˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/ to prevent from moving or functioning M S

immorality C2+

/ˌɪməˈræləti/ the quality of being wicked or violating moral principles M S

immunity C2+

/ɪˈmjunəti/ protection from disease, obligation, or legal liability M S

immutable C2+

/ɪˈmjutəbəl/ unchanging over time; not capable of being altered M S

impartiality C2+

/ˌɪmpɑrʃiˈæləti/ the quality of treating all sides fairly and without bias M S

impassion C2+

/ɪmˈpæʃən/ to fill with intense feeling or passion M S

impassionate C2+

/ɪmˈpæʃənət/ free from passion; dispassionate and calm M S

impecuniosity C2+

/ˌɪmpɪˌkjuniˈɑsəti/ the state of having little or no money; poverty M S

impecuniousness C2+

/ˌɪmpɪˈkjuniəsnəs/ the condition of being habitually short of money M S

imperceivable C2+

/ˌɪmpɚˈsivəbəl/ unable to be perceived by the senses or mind M S

imperfection C2+

/ˌɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/ a flaw or fault; the state of being incomplete or defective M S

imperially C2+

/ɪmˈpɪriəli/ in a manner befitting an emperor or empire; majestically M S

impermeable C2+

/ɪmˈpɜrmiəbəl/ not allowing fluid to pass through M S

imperspicuous C2+

/ˌɪmpɚˈspɪkjuəs/ not clear or easily understood; obscure M S

impertinent C2+

/ɪmˈpɜrtənənt/ rudely bold or disrespectful; also irrelevant M S

impetuous C2+

/ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs/ acting hastily and without thought; impulsive M S

implant C2+

/ɪmˈplænt/ to insert or fix firmly, especially within the body or mind M S

implosion C2+

/ɪmˈploʊʒən/ a violent collapse inward; a sudden internal failure M S

importation C2+

/ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən/ the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad M S

impossibleness C2+

/ɪmˈpɑsəbəlnəs/ the quality or state of being impossible M S

impossibly C2+

/ɪmˈpɑsəbli/ to a degree that is impossible or seemingly beyond belief M S

impostor C2+

/ɪmˈpɑstɚ/ a person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else M S

impotence C2+

/ˈɪmpətəns/ the state of being powerless or lacking effective strength M S

imprecision C2+

/ˌɪmprəˈsɪʒən/ lack of exactness or accuracy M S

impregnant C2+

/ɪmˈprɛɡnənt/ a substance used to impregnate or saturate something M S

impregnate C2+

/ɪmˈprɛɡneɪt/ to saturate or imbue with a substance, or to make pregnant M S

impressively C2+

/ɪmˈprɛsɪvli/ in a way that arouses admiration through scale, skill, or quality M S

improbability C2+

/ɪmˌprɑbəˈbɪləti/ the quality of being unlikely to be true or to happen M S

improbably C2+

/ɪmˈprɑbəbli/ in a way that is unlikely or hard to believe M S

impropriate C2+

/ɪmˈproʊprieɪt/ to transfer church property or revenues to a layman or secular body M S

improver C2+

/ɪmˈpruvɚ/ a person or thing that improves something, or a learner gaining skill M S

imprudence C2+

/ɪmˈprudəns/ lack of caution or good judgment; rashness M S

impulsively C2+

/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/ in a way driven by sudden impulse rather than thought M S

impulsiveness C2+

/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnəs/ the tendency to act on sudden urges without forethought M S

impulsivity C2+

/ˌɪmpʌlˈsɪvəti/ the trait of acting quickly on impulse without weighing consequences M S

inaccurately C2+

/ɪnˈækjɚətli/ in a way that is not correct or precise M S

inadvertent C2+

/ˌɪnədˈvɝtənt/ not resulting from deliberate intention; unintentional M S

inadvertently C2+

/ˌɪnədˈvɝtəntli/ without intention; by accident M S

inapplicable C2+

/ɪnˈæplɪkəbəl/ not relevant or appropriate to a particular situation M S

inartistically C2+

/ˌɪnɑrˈtɪstɪkli/ in a manner lacking artistic taste or skill M S

inattention C2+

/ˌɪnəˈtɛnʃən/ lack of attention or notice; failure to concentrate M S

inaudible C2+

/ɪnˈɔdəbəl/ unable to be heard M S

inauguration C2+

/ɪˌnɔɡjəˈreɪʃən/ the formal ceremony marking the start of an office or undertaking M S

inauthentic C2+

/ˌɪnɔˈθɛntɪk/ not genuine or true to itself; fake or insincere M S

incalculable C2+

/ɪnˈkælkjələbəl/ too great or uncertain to be reckoned or measured M S

incapability C2+

/ɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪləti/ the state of being unable to do something; lack of ability M S

incapacity C2+

/ˌɪnkəˈpæsəti/ inability to do something, or legal disqualification from acting M S

incarcerate C2+

/ɪnˈkɑrsəreɪt/ to confine or imprison someone M S

incarceration C2+

/ɪnˌkɑrsəˈreɪʃən/ the act of imprisoning or the state of being confined M S

incaution C2+

/ɪnˈkɔʃən/ lack of caution; carelessness M S

inceptive C2+

/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/ relating to or marking the beginning of an action or state M S

inchoative C2+

/ɪnˈkoʊətɪv/ expressing the beginning of an action or a change of state, especially in grammar M S

incomer C2+

/ˈɪnˌkʌmɚ/ a person who comes to live in or enter a place from elsewhere M S

incoming C2+

/ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/ coming in or arriving; about to take up a position M S

incompetence C2+

/ɪnˈkɑmpətəns/ lack of the skill or ability to do something successfully M S

incompliant C2+

/ˌɪnkəmˈplaɪənt/ unwilling to comply or yield; not conforming M S

inconceivable C2+

/ˌɪnkənˈsivəbəl/ impossible to imagine or believe M S

incongruence C2+

/ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəns/ lack of harmony or agreement between things M S

incongruousness C2+

/ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəsnəs/ the quality of being out of place or inconsistent with surroundings M S

inconsistency C2+

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/ lack of consistency, or a detail that conflicts with another M S

inconspicuous C2+

/ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/ not clearly visible or attracting attention M S

incorrection C2+

/ˌɪnkəˈrɛkʃən/ the state of being uncorrected or in error (rare) M S

incorrectness C2+

/ˌɪnkəˈrɛktnəs/ the quality of being wrong or inaccurate M S

incorruptible C2+

/ˌɪnkəˈrʌptəbəl/ not susceptible to corruption, bribery, or decay M S

incredibility C2+

/ɪnˌkrɛdəˈbɪləti/ the quality of being too implausible to be believed M S

indebtedness C2+

/ɪnˈdɛtɪdnəs/ the state of owing money or gratitude M S

indecisive C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/ unable to make decisions, or not producing a clear result M S

indeedy C2+

/ɪnˈdidi/ indeed (a colloquial, emphatic, often jocular intensifier) M S

indelicate C2+

/ɪnˈdɛlɪkət/ lacking tact, refinement, or modesty M S

indemnification C2+

/ɪnˌdɛmnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ compensation for loss or harm, or security against it M S

indemnity C2+

/ɪnˈdɛmnəti/ security or protection against loss, or compensation for it M S

indentation C2+

/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ a notch or recess, or a blank space at the start of a line of text M S

independentism C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntɪzəm/ advocacy of political independence for a region or group M S

indestructible C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbəl/ impossible to destroy or break down M S

indicant C2+

/ˈɪndɪkənt/ something that indicates or points to a fact or condition M S

indifference C2+

/ɪnˈdɪfərəns/ lack of interest, concern, or sympathy M S

indigence C2+

/ˈɪndɪdʒəns/ a state of extreme poverty or neediness M S

indigent C2+

/ˈɪndɪdʒənt/ poor and needy; lacking the means of subsistence M S

indignation C2+

/ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/ anger aroused by something perceived as unjust or unworthy M S

indisputable C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈspjutəbəl/ unable to be challenged or denied M S

indisputably C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈspjutəbli/ in a way that cannot be questioned or denied M S

inducive C2+

/ɪnˈdusɪv/ tending to induce or bring about something (rare for inductive) M S

indurate C2+

/ˈɪndʊreɪt/ to make or become hard, or to harden in feeling M S

industrialist C2+

/ɪnˈdʌstriəlɪst/ a person who owns or runs an industrial enterprise M S

industrialization C2+

/ɪnˌdʌstriələˈzeɪʃən/ the development of industries on a wide scale in a region or country M S

inebriate C2+

/ɪnˈibrieɪt/ to make drunk, or a person who is habitually drunk M S

inefficient C2+

/ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/ not achieving maximum productivity; wasteful of time or resources M S