14-letter words starting with i
- in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
- in the interim — for the time being, in the meantime
- in the morning — every morning
- in the name of — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- in the picture — informed about a given situation
- in the process — If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
- in the running — the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
- in the sixties — during the 1960s
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- in this regard — on this point
- in-betweenness — a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
- in-consistence — the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
- in-convenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- in-line skates — a roller skate with typically four hard-rubber wheels in a straight line resembling the blade of an ice skate.
- in/out of step — If people who are walking or dancing are in step, they are moving their feet forward at exactly the same time as each other. If they are out of step, their feet are moving forward at different times.
- in/out of time — If you are playing, singing, or dancing in time with a piece of music, you are following the rhythm and speed of the music correctly. If you are out of time with it, you are not following the rhythm and speed of the music correctly.
- inaccurateness — The quality of being inaccurate.
- inadequateness — Inadequacy.
- inadvisability — not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.
- inalienability — not transferable to another or not capable of being taken away or denied; not alienable: inalienable rights, freedoms, and liberties; an inalienable territory; inalienable principles and values.
- inalterability — Inalterableness.
- inappositeness — The state or quality of not being apposite.
- inappreciative — not appreciative; lacking in appreciation.
- inapprehension — lack of apprehension.
- inapprehensive — not apprehensive (often followed by of).
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- inarticulately — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- inarticulation — (uncountable) The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
- inartistically — Not artistically; in an inartistic manner.
- inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- inauthenticity — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
- incandescently — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- incapabilities — not capable.
- incapacitating — to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- incapacitation — to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- incarcerations — Plural form of incarceration.
- incautiousness — The quality of being incautious.
- incense bearer — a person who carries the censer at religious ceremonies
- incense burner — container in which fragrance is burned
- incestuousness — The state or property of being incestuous.
- inclinableness — a readiness to be inclined or persuaded
- inclined plane — one of the simple machines, a plane surface inclined to the horizon, or forming with a horizontal plane any angle but a right angle. Compare machine (def 4b).
- inclusion body — a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.
- income account — an account maintained for a particular item of revenue or income.
- income bracket — a group or category of people whose income falls within defined upper and lower levels
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- incomes policy — a government policy to curb inflation that relies on voluntary compliance rather than on mandatory wage, price, or profit controls.
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- incommodiously — In an incommodious manner.