English Words Starting With I

• ill nature

  nounLow
  /ˌɪl ˈneɪ.tʃər/A persistent, irritable, or malevolent disposition.
• ill temper

  nounC1
  /ˌɪl ˈtem.pə/A habitual or easily provoked state of irritability, bad mood, and angry disposition.
• ill will

  nounC1
  /ˌɪl ˈwɪl/Unfriendly, hostile, or negative feelings towards someone; animosity.
• ill-being

  nounlow
  /ˌɪl ˈbiː.ɪŋ/The state of being unwell, unhappy, or lacking in physical, mental, or social welfare.
• ill-treat

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌɪl ˈtriːt/To treat someone or something badly, cruelly, or unfairly.
• ill-use

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˌɪl ˈjuːz/To treat someone or something badly, unfairly, or cruelly, especially over a period of time.
• ill-wisher

  nounC2
  /ˌɪl ˈwɪʃə/A person who desires or hopes for bad things to happen to someone else.
• illampu

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ɪˈlæmpuː/A specific, high, sacred mountain peak in South American Andean culture, often considered an apu (mountain deity).
• illation

  nounC2/Rare
  /ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/The act of drawing a conclusion or making an inference from premises or facts; the conclusion so inferred.
• illative

  adjectivenounC2 (Proficient). Highly specialized, academic, and formal term.
  /ɪˈleɪtɪv/Relating to or expressing a motion or direction into something; introductory, leading into.
• illawarra

  nounLow
  /ˌɪləˈwɒrə/A proper noun referring to a region in New South Wales, Australia.
• ille

  nounB1
  /ɪl/In poor health; unwell.
• ille-et-vilaine

  nounLow
  /ˌɪl eɪ vɪˈleɪn/A department in the Brittany region of northwestern France.
• illegal

  adjectivenounC1
  /ɪˈliːɡl/Not allowed by law; forbidden by official rules or legislation.
• illegal alien

  nounMedium
  /ɪˌliːɡl ˈeɪliən/A person residing in a country without official legal permission or authorization from the government.
• illegal procedure

  nounC1
  /ɪˈliːɡəl prəˈsiːdʒə/An action or sequence of actions that violates a formal set of rules, statutes, or regulations.
• illegality

  nounC1
  /ˌɪlɪˈɡæləti/The state or condition of being illegal; violation of a law or rule.
• illegalize

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ɪˈliː.ɡə.laɪz/To make something illegal; to declare or render unlawful by law.
• illegitimacy

  nounC2
  /ˌɪləˈdʒɪtɪməsi/The state or condition of not being legitimate.
• illegitimate

  adjectivenounverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/Not authorized by law; not conforming to accepted standards or rules.

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