10-letter words containing i
- aerotropic — of or relating to the growth of plants towards or away from oxygen
- aeruginous — bluish-green, like copper rust
- aesthetics — Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the idea of beauty.
- aestivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aestivate.
- aetiologic — Of or pertaining to an aetiology.
- affability — pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite: an affable and courteous gentleman.
- affectible — Alternative form of affectable.
- affections — feelings of fondness, esteem
- affiancing — Present participle of affiance.
- affidavits — Plural form of affidavit.
- affiliable — having the ability to be attributed to
- affiliated — If an organization is affiliated with another larger organization, it is officially connected with the larger organization or is a member of it.
- affiliates — Plural form of affiliate.
- affinities — a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
- affinition — (rare) The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.
- affinitive — characterized by affinity; closely related or associated.
- affirmable — having the ability to be verified or confirmed
- affirmance — a verification, confirmation, or affirmation
- affixation — affixture
- afflicting — deeply distressing; painful
- affliction — An affliction is something which causes physical or mental suffering.
- afflictive — causing pain or misery
- affricates — Plural form of affricate.
- affrighted — to frighten.
- affrighten — to cause alarm or fright (in)
- affronting — a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult: an affront to the king.
- affrontive — characterized by a propensity to cause offence
- aficionada — a female aficionado
- aficionado — If someone is an aficionado of something, they like it and know a lot about it.
- aflatoxins — Plural form of aflatoxin.
- aforesaide — Archaic spelling of aforesaid.
- africander — one of a breed of red beef cattle, raised originally in southern Africa, well adapted to high temperatures.
- africanism — something characteristic of Africa or Africans, esp a characteristic feature of an African language when introduced into a non-African language
- africanist — a person specializing in the study of African affairs or culture
- africanize — to make African, esp to give control of (policy, government, etc) to Africans
- afrikander — a breed of humpbacked beef cattle originally raised in southern Africa
- afro-asian — of or relating to both Africa and Asia, esp as part of the Third World
- afro-chain — (in the Caribbean) a large chain necklace with a central pendant: usually worn with a dashiki by men
- afrormosia — a hard teaklike wood obtained from tropical African trees of the leguminous genus Pericopsis
- afterbirth — the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of the offspring
- afterbrain — metencephalon (sense 1)
- afterimage — a sustained or renewed sensation, esp visual, after the original stimulus has ceased
- afterlight — the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
- afterlives — Plural form of afterlife.
- afterpains — cramplike pains caused by contraction of the uterus after childbirth
- afterpiece — a brief usually comic dramatic piece presented after a play
- afterwhile — (US, dialect) afterwards.
- agapetus i — Saint, died a.d. 536, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 535–536.
- agate line — a unit of measurement for classified advertising space, one column wide and 1⁄14 inch deep
- aggeration — A heaping up; accumulation.