English Words Starting With I

• idocrase

  nounC2
  /ˈaɪdə(ʊ)kreɪz/A mineral, specifically a complex silicate mineral of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium.
• idol

  nounB1
  /ˈaɪdl/An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship; a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered.
• idolater

  nounLow
  /aɪˈdɒl.ə.tər/A person who worships idols, literally or figuratively.
• idolatrize

  verbC2
  /aɪˈdɒl.ə.traɪz/to worship or venerate as an idol; to treat with excessive admiration or devotion
• idolatry

  nounC1/C2
  /aɪˈdɒl.ə.tri/The worship of physical idols or images as gods, or the practice of excessive or blind devotion to a person or thing.
• idolism

  nounRare
  /ˈʌɪd(ə)lɪz(ə)m/The worship of idols; excessive or blind adoration, especially of a person.
• idolize

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈaɪd(ə)lʌɪz/To admire, revere, or love excessively; to treat someone as an idol.
• idolum

  nounVery Rare / Archaic / Scholarly
  /ɪˈdəʊləm/A false mental image or conception; a phantom or figment of the mind.
• idomeneus

  nounLow
  /aɪˈdɒmɪˌnjuːs/A proper noun referring to a Greek king in classical mythology.
• idoxuridine

  nounC2
  /ˌʌɪdɒkˈsjʊərɪdiːn/A synthetic antiviral drug used primarily to treat herpes simplex virus infections of the eye.
• idris i

  nounLow
  /ˈɪdrɪs aɪ/A proper noun referring to Idris I (Idris ibn Abdallah), the founder and first ruler of the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco (788-791 CE), considered the first Islamic state in North Africa.
• idumaea

  nounRare
  /ˌɪd.jʊˈmiː.ə/The classical name for a region southeast of Judea, roughly corresponding to biblical Edom; historical homeland of the Idumaeans.
• idun

  nounExtremely rare / Not listed
  /ˈɪdʊn/ or /ˈaɪdʌn/The word 'idun' does not exist in standard English dictionaries.
• idyll

  nounC2
  /ˈɪd.əl/A short poem or prose piece describing a scene of peaceful, rural life; a period of simple, happy, peaceful existence, often romanticized.
• idyllist

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈɪd.ɪ.lɪst/A poet or writer who creates idylls; someone who writes about simple, peaceful, idealized rustic or romantic scenes.
• idylls of the king, the

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɪd(ə)lz əv ðə ˈkɪŋ, ðə/The title of a major poetic cycle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, narrating the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
• ieper

  nounLow/Very Low
  /ˈiːprə/Proper noun: The name of a city in West Flanders, Belgium.
• ieyasu

  nounVery Low
  /ˌiːeɪˈjɑːsuː/A proper noun referring to Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543–1616), the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.
• if

  conjunctionnounA1
  /ɪf/introducing a condition or supposition
• if-come bet

  nounVery low
  /ˌɪfˈkʌm ˌbet/A conditional bet placed on a future event that may or may not occur, where the bet is only valid if the specified condition is met; often used in gambling contexts.

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