English Words Starting With C

• cymograph

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈsaɪ.mə.ɡrɑːf/An instrument for recording fluctuations, pressures, or movements as a continuous line on a rotating drum.
• cymophane

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsaɪmə(ʊ)feɪn/A variety of chrysoberyl exhibiting a distinctive chatoyant or wavy luminous band when cut en cabochon.
• cymric

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈkɪmrɪk/Of or relating to the Celtic language or culture of Wales; Welsh.
• cymru

  nounC1
  /ˈkʌm.ri/The Welsh name for Wales, the country in the United Kingdom.
• cymry

  nounVery Low / Specialized
  /ˈkʌm.ri/The name in Welsh for the Welsh people or Wales itself, signifying a collective national and ethnic identity.
• cynewulf

  nounVery Low / Specialized (primarily literary, historical, and academic contexts)
  /ˈkɪnɪˌwʊlf/Proper noun referring to an Anglo-Saxon poet from the 8th or 9th century, known for his Old English religious poetry.
• cynghanedd

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Technical Term)
  /kəŋˈhænɛð/The complex system of consonant and vowel correspondences and patterns in traditional Welsh poetry.
• cynic

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈsɪn.ɪk/A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest and distrusts human sincerity, integrity, or nobility.
• cynicism

  nounC1
  /ˈsɪn.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/A general distrust of the motives or sincerity of others; the belief that people are motivated purely by self-interest.
• cynodont

  nounVery Low (Technical/Specialist)
  /ˈsʌɪnə(ʊ)dɒnt/Any member of a large and diverse group of extinct, mammal-like therapsid reptiles (order Therapsida, suborder Cynodontia), characterized by dog-like teeth and considered direct ancestors or close relatives of mammals.
• cynophobia

  nounLow
  /ˌsʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/An irrational, excessive, and persistent fear of dogs.
• cynosure

  nounC2
  /ˈsʌɪnəˌʃʊə/A person or thing that is the center of attention or admiration.
• cynthia

  nounLow
  /ˈsɪnθɪə/A proper noun primarily used as a female given name.
• cynwulf

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˈkɪnˌwʊlf/The name of an Old English poet.
• cypher

  nounLow-Frequency / Technical
  /ˈsaɪ.fər/The act or process of converting a message into a secret code; a secret method of writing in code; a coded message itself.
• cypress

  nounC1
  /ˈsaɪ.prəs/A type of coniferous tree with small, dark green leaves and durable wood, often associated with mourning or cemeteries.
• cypress knee

  nounC2
  /ˈsʌɪprəs njuː/A distinctive, conical protrusion or bump that grows upward from the submerged roots of certain swamp-dwelling cypress trees (especially bald cypress, Taxodium distichum).
• cypress pine

  nounC2
  /ˈsaɪ.prəs paɪn/A coniferous tree native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Caledonia, belonging to the genera Callitris and Actinostrobus, known for its durable, termite-resistant timber and dense foliage.
• cypress spurge

  nounLow (Technical/Botanical)
  /ˈsaɪ.prəs ˈspɜːdʒ/A perennial, herbaceous, spreading weed (Euphorbia cyparissias) native to Europe, characterized by narrow, cypress-like foliage and clusters of small greenish-yellow flowers.
• cypress vine

  nounLow-frequency
  /ˈsaɪ.prəs ˌvaɪn/A fast-growing, delicate, annual flowering vine with feathery foliage and small, red, trumpet-shaped flowers; a specific garden plant, Ipomoea quamoclit.

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