13-letter words containing a, n, i
- impersonality — absence of human character or of the traits associated with the human character: He feared the impersonality of a mechanized world.
- impersonalize — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
- impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonation — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonators — Plural form of impersonator.
- impignoration — the state of being mortgaged
- implantations — Plural form of implantation.
- implementable — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- implicational — something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood: to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- importunately — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- impostumation — an abscess or swelling filled with pus
- improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
- in a nutshell — the shell of a nut.
- in a position — able (to)
- in advance of — prior to
- in all things — In all things means in every situation and at all times.
- in attendance — If someone is in attendance at a place or an event, they are there.
- in deep water — the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- in default of — If something happens in default of something else, it happens because that other thing does not happen or proves to be impossible.
- in god's name — If someone uses such expressions as what in God's name, why in God's name, or how in God's name, they are emphasizing how angry, annoyed, or surprised they are.
- in good faith — accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in): If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.
- in good hands — in protective care
- in good shape — person: fit, healthy
- in harm's way — If someone is put in harm's way, they are caused to be in a dangerous situation.
- in medias res — in the middle of things.
- in mitigation — If someone, especially in a court, is told something in mitigation, they are told something that makes a crime or fault easier to understand and excuse.
- in moderation — not to excess
- in one's face — directly opposite or against one
- in order that — used to introduce a clause of purpose
- in particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- in real terms — You can also talk about the cost or value of something in real terms.
- in sb's favor — If someone makes a judgment in your favor, they say that you are right about something.
- in sb's place — If you say what you would have done in someone else's place, you say what you would have done if you had been in their situation and had been experiencing what they were experiencing.
- in sb's stead — If you do something in someone's stead, you replace them and do it instead of them.
- in the act of — while committing: crime, transgression
- in the making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- in the pay of — If you say that someone is in the pay of a certain person or group, you disapprove of the fact that they are being paid by and are working for that person or group, often secretly or illegally.
- in the saddle — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- in the way of — similar to, like
- in triplicate — in three copies, times three
- in-capable of — not capable.
- in-line skate — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.
- inacquiescent — Not acquiescent.
- inadvertently — unintentional: an inadvertent insult.
- inanimateness — The property of being inanimate.
- inappreciable — imperceptible; insignificant: an inappreciable difference.
- inappreciably — In an inappreciable manner.
- inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.