English Words Starting With E

• elissa

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈlɪsə/A proper noun, primarily used as a female given name. In historical and mythological contexts, it is an alternate name for Dido, the legendary founder and first queen of Carthage.
• elite

  adjectivenounB2
  /ɪˈliːt/A small group of people who have a privileged position of power, wealth, or talent within a larger society.
• elitism

  nounC1
  /eɪˈliːtɪz(ə)m/The belief or attitude that a society should be governed or dominated by a small, privileged group considered superior in intellect, wealth, or power.
• elitist

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪˈliː.tɪst/A person who believes they are part of a superior group and that this group should have power or influence over others; relating to this attitude.
• elixir

  nounC2
  /ɪˈlɪk.sər/A magical or medicinal potion believed to cure all ills or grant eternal life.
• eliza

  nounC1
  /ɪˈlaɪzə/A proper noun, primarily a feminine given name.
• elizabeth

  nounB1
  /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/A common feminine given name, originally Hebrew, meaning 'my God is an oath' or 'God is my abundance'. It is primarily used as a proper noun for a person.
• elizabeth city

  nounLow-Frequency Proper Noun (Geographic Name)
  /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ ˈsɪti/A proper noun referring to a specific city located in North Carolina, United States, named after Elizabeth 'Betsy' Tooley, a benefactor of the town's founding.
• elizabeth i

  nounC1
  /ɪˌlɪzəbəθ ðə ˈfɜːst/The reigning Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death in 1603, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
• elizabeth ii

  nounA2
  /ɪˌlɪzəbəθ ðə ˈsekənd/Queen Elizabeth II; the regnal name of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, who reigned as Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 to 2022.
• elizabeth of hungary

  nounLow
  /ɪˌlɪzəbəθ əv ˈhʌŋɡəri/Proper noun referring to Saint Elizabeth (1207–1231), a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Landgravine of Thuringia, known for her piety, charity, and work with the poor, later canonized as a saint of the Catholic Church.
• elizabethan

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθ(ə)n/Relating to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603).
• elizabethan sonnet

  nounC2+
  /ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθən ˈsɒnɪt/A fourteen-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme that developed in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
• elizabethton

  nounVery low (only in specific geographic/historical contexts)
  /ɪˌlɪzəˈbɛθtən/A proper noun referring to a city in Tennessee, USA, named after Elizabeth MacLin Carter, wife of an early settler.
• elizabethtown

  nounLow
  /ɪˌlɪzəbəθˈtaʊn/A proper noun referring to a town or city named Elizabeth; most commonly refers to specific places such as a city in Kentucky, USA.
• elk

  nounC1
  /ɛlk/A large deer (Cervus canadensis) native to North America and eastern Asia, characterized by large antlers in males.
• elk clover

  nounVery Low
  /ɛlk ˈkləʊvə/A North American perennial herb (Aralia nudicaulis) of the ginseng family, also known as wild sarsaparilla, with a single long stalk, compound leaves, and small white flowers in umbrella-like clusters.
• elk grove village

  nounC1
  /ɛlk ɡrəʊv ˈvɪlɪdʒ/The proper name of a village and municipality in the U.S. state of Illinois, near Chicago.
• elk mountains

  plural-nounVery Low / C2
  /ˈelk ˌmaʊn.tɪnz/A proper noun referring to a specific mountain range, primarily the Elk Mountains in Colorado, USA, known for their rugged peaks.
• elkhart

  nounC1
  /ˈɛlk.hɑːt/A proper noun referring primarily to a city in the U.S. state of Indiana.

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