English Words Starting With I

• inundated

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ˈɪn.ʌn.deɪ.tɪd/Overwhelmed or flooded with a large quantity of things (literal or figurative).
• inundation

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌɪn.ʌnˈdeɪ.ʃən/The action of flooding an area with water; an overwhelming amount or number.
• inupiaq

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈnuːpiæk/An Indigenous people of northern Alaska; their language.
• inupik

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈɪnʊpɪk/A traditional name for the Inuit language spoken in northern Alaska and parts of Canada, specifically the Inupiat dialect.
• inure

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2
  /ɪˈnjʊə(r)/To become accustomed to something undesirable or difficult.
• inured

  adjectiveverbC2
  /ɪˈnjʊəd/To become accustomed to something unpleasant, especially through prolonged exposure.
• inurn

  verbverb-transitiveC2 / Very Low Frequency
  /ɪˈnɜːn/To place or enclose the cremated ashes of a deceased person in an urn.
• inurnment

  nounRare/Very Low Frequency
  /ɪˈnɜːnmənt/The act or ceremony of placing cremated remains into an urn; interment of ashes.
• inutility

  nounRare
  /ˌɪnjuːˈtɪlɪti/uselessness; lack of practical value or benefit
• inuvik

  nounVery Low
  /ɪˈnuːvɪk/A town in the Northwest Territories of Canada, located north of the Arctic Circle.
• invade

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ɪnˈveɪd/To enter a country, region, or space by force with hostile intent, typically with armed forces.
• invaginate

  adjectiveverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ɪnˈvædʒ.ɪ.neɪt/To fold or turn a part of a structure, especially a tubular organ or sheath, back inside itself.
• invagination

  nounLow
  /ɪnˌvædʒɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/the act or process of turning part of something inward or folding it in on itself, like pushing a finger into a balloon.
• invalid

  adjectivenounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  Adjective/Noun: /'ɪnvəlɪd/; Verb: /ɪn'vælɪd/, /'ɪnvəlɪd/Not officially acceptable, legally void, or based on incorrect reasoning or facts.
• invalidate

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/To make something (like a document, law, argument, or result) no longer officially acceptable, legally binding, or logically sound.
• invalidism

  nounLow
  /ˈɪnvəlɪdɪz(ə)m/The condition of being an invalid; a state of chronic ill health or disability that renders someone unable to lead a normal life.
• invalidity

  nounC1
  /ˌɪnvəˈlɪdəti/the state of being legally or officially unacceptable; lack of validity
• invalidity benefit

  nounLow
  /ˌɪnvəˈlɪdəti ˈbɛnɪfɪt/A regular payment made by the state to someone who is unable to work due to long-term illness or disability.
• invar

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɪnvɑː/A trademark for an iron-nickel alloy known for its extremely low coefficient of thermal expansion.
• invariable

  adjectivenounC1-C2
  /ɪnˈveə.ri.ə.bl̩/Never changing; always the same.

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