English Words Starting With A

• abstractionist

  adjectivenounLow
  /əbˈstræk.ʃən.ɪst/An artist or thinker who creates or advocates abstract art or ideas, focusing on conceptual qualities rather than realistic representation.
• abstrict

  verb-intransitiveExtremely Rare
  /əbˈstrɪkt/To separate or detach, especially of spores or cells.
• abstriction

  nounExtremely Rare / Technical
  /əbˈstrɪkʃ(ə)n/The act of cutting off, separating, or constricting; the formation of a spore in fungi by constriction and separation of hyphal cells.
• abstrusity

  nounLow (C2)
  /əbˈstruː.sə.ti/the quality of being difficult to understand; profoundness or obscurity in meaning.
• absurd

  adjectivenounB2
  /əbˈsɜːd/Completely unreasonable, illogical, or ridiculous.
• absurdism

  nounC1-C2
  /əbˈsɜːdɪz(ə)m/A philosophy or belief system stating that the universe is inherently irrational, meaningless, and chaotic, and that human efforts to find meaning or order in it are futile.
• absurdist

  adjectivenounLow
  /əbˈsɜː.dɪst/Relating to the philosophical notion that the universe is inherently without meaning or purpose, and human attempts to find rational meaning are futile.
• absurdity

  nounC1
  /əbˈsɜː.də.ti/The quality or state of being completely unreasonable, illogical, or ridiculous.
• abu dhabi

  nounLow
  /ˌæb.uː ˈdɑː.bi/The capital city and largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), located on the Arabian Gulf.
• abu hanifa

  nounLow
  /ˌɑːbuː hɑːˈniːfə/Founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence.
• abu hanifah

  nounlow
  /ˌɑːbuː hæˈniːfə/An 8th-century Islamic scholar and theologian, founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), one of the four major Sunni schools of law.
• abu qir

  nounVery Low
  /ˌæbuː ˈkɪər/A placename referring to a town and bay in northern Egypt, near Alexandria.
• abu simbel

  nounLow
  /ˌæbuː ˈsɪmbəl/A UNESCO World Heritage site in Egypt comprising two massive rock-cut temples built by Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE.
• abu-bakr

  nounLow
  /ˌæb.uː ˈbæk.ər/A personal name; the first Caliph of Islam after Prophet Muhammad (c. 573–634 CE), known as Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.
• abu-bekr

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Historical)
  /ˌɑːbuː ˈbɛkə/The first caliph (successor) to the Prophet Muhammad in Sunni Islam (c. 573–634 AD).
• abugida

  nounC2
  /ˌæb.ʊˈɡiː.də/A writing system where each character represents a consonant-vowel syllable, with the vowel being modified by diacritics rather than being a separate letter.
• abuja

  nounC1 (Low frequency, proper noun specific to geography/politics)
  /əˈbuːdʒə/The designated capital city of Nigeria, a purpose-built city in the centre of the country.
• abukir

  nounLow
  /ˌæbuːˈkɪər/A bay, village, and historical site in Egypt, known for the Battle of the Nile (1798) and the Battle of Abukir (1799).
• abukir bay

  nounLow
  /ˌæbʊˈkɪə(r) beɪ/A bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, historically significant as the site of the Battle of the Nile (1798) where Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the French fleet.
• abulia

  nounC2 (Very low frequency)
  /əˈbjuːliə/A psychological condition characterized by a loss or impairment of the ability to act or make decisions; an absence of willpower or initiative.

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