English Words Starting With I

• ireland

  nounB1
  /ˈaɪə.lənd/An island in the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, comprising the Republic of Ireland (Éire) and Northern Ireland (part of the UK).
• irene

  nounLow to Medium (as a common noun: extremely low)
  /aɪˈriːni/A proper noun, almost exclusively a female given name derived from Greek mythology, personifying peace.
• irenicon

  nounVery Low / Obsolete
  /aɪˈriːnɪkɒn/A proposal or gesture made to achieve peace or reconciliation between conflicting parties.
• irenics

  nounRare / C2
  /aɪˈrɛnɪks/The branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and reconciliation between different religious denominations.
• ireton

  nounVery Low
  /ˈaɪə.tən/A proper noun referring to a surname or to the historical figure Henry Ireton (1611–1651), a leading general and political figure in the Parliamentarian army during the English Civil War, and the son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell.
• irgun

  nounC2
  /ɪəˈɡuːn/A paramilitary Zionist organization that operated in Palestine from 1931 to 1948, known for its militant activities against British rule and Arab opponents.
• irian barat

  nounLow
  /ˌɪr.i.ən ˈbær.æt/The former official name for the western half of the island of New Guinea, now called West Papua (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua).
• irian jaya

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɪrɪən ˈdʒaɪə/The former name for the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea.
• iricism

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˈaɪəɹɪsɪzəm/A coinage, notably from James Joyce's novel 'Finnegans Wake', referring to a style of writing that is humorous, complex, and intentionally obscure, often using puns, portmanteaus, and linguistic inventiveness.
• iricize

  verb-transitiveVery Low / Extremely Rare / Possibly Obsolete
  To criticize or reproach someone, especially in an angry or hostile manner.
• irid

  nounVery low (archaic)
  /ˈʌɪrɪd/To anger or provoke; to make angry. (Archaic verb).
• iridectome

  nounVery low / Extremely rare
  /ˌɪr.ɪˈdek.təʊm/A surgical instrument used for performing an iridectomy (the removal of part of the iris of the eye).
• iridectomize

  verb-transitiveVery low
  /ˌɪr.ɪˈdɛk.tə.maɪz/To surgically remove part of the iris of the eye.
• iridectomy

  nounVery Low Frequency
  /ˌaɪ.rɪˈdek.tə.mi/A surgical procedure to remove part of the iris (coloured part of the eye).
• iridescence

  nounC2
  /ˌɪr.ɪˈdes.əns/The visual property of a surface showing luminous, changing colours like those of a rainbow, depending on the angle of view or illumination.
• iridescent

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌɪr.ɪˈdes.ənt/Showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.
• iridescent seaweed

  nounLow (Specialist/Poetic)
  /ˌɪr.ɪˈdes.ənt ˈsiː.wiːd/A type of seaweed that displays a shimmering, rainbow-like play of colours, often caused by light diffraction from its surface or structure.
• iridium

  nounC1
  /ɪˈrɪd.i.əm/A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group, with atomic number 77, and symbol Ir.
• iridize

  verb-transitiveVery Rare
  /ˈaɪ.rɪ.daɪz/To make something iridescent, or to treat with a coating that gives a rainbow-like, metallic sheen.
• iridocapsulitis

  nounVery Rare (Specialist Medical Term)
  /ˌɪr.ɪ.dəʊ.ˌkæp.sjʊˈlaɪ.tɪs/Inflammation of the iris and the lens capsule of the eye.

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