English Words Starting With I

• iminourea

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /ˌɪmɪnəʊˈjʊərɪə/A specific organic compound, also known as guanidine, with the formula HNC(NH₂)₂.
• imipramine

  nounC2
  /ɪˈmɪp.rə.miːn/A tricyclic antidepressant medication used primarily to treat depression and sometimes bedwetting in children.
• imitate

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈɪmɪteɪt/To copy or try to follow the manner, style, appearance, or actions of someone or something.
• imitation

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˌɪm.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/The act of copying someone or something.
• imitation doublet

  nounC2
  /ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən ˈdʌblət/A pair of words that entered a language from the same source language at different times, through different routes, resulting in two distinct forms with related meanings, where the later borrowing was consciously modeled on the earlier one.
• imitative magic

  nounC1-C2 / Academic / Technical
  /ˌɪm.ɪ.tə.tɪv ˈmædʒ.ɪk/A type of magic based on the principle that like produces like, where the performance of an action imitates a desired outcome, thereby causing it to happen.
• imittos

  nounVery Low
  /hʌɪˈmɛtəs/A geographical proper noun referring to Mount Hymettus in Greece.
• immaculate conception

  nounLow
  /ɪˌmækjʊlət kənˈsɛpʃən/In Roman Catholic doctrine, the belief that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin.
• immanence

  nounC2
  /ˈɪmənəns/The state of being present within or inherent to something, especially a deity's presence within the universe.
• immanentism

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈɪmənəntɪz(ə)m/The philosophical/theological doctrine that the divine, spiritual, or ultimate reality is present and active within the universe and its phenomena, rather than existing separately or transcending it.
• immanuel

  nounLow
  /ɪˈmanjʊəl/A masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning 'God is with us'.
• immaterialism

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɪməˈtɪəriəlɪz(ə)m/The philosophical doctrine that matter or the physical world does not have an independent existence, but is dependent on mind or perception for its existence.
• immateriality

  nounC2
  /ˌɪməˌtɪəriˈæləti/The quality or state of being unimportant, irrelevant, or without physical substance.
• immaterialize

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ˌɪm.əˈtɪə.ri.ə.laɪz/to make or become without physical substance or form; to disappear or cause to disappear.
• immaturity

  nounC1
  /ˌɪməˈtjʊərəti/The state of not being fully grown, developed, or emotionally/intellectually adult.
• immediacy

  nounC1
  /ɪˈmiːdiəsi/The quality of happening or being felt directly and without delay; the absence of an intervening medium or agent.
• immediate annuity

  nounLow (specialized financial/retirement planning terminology)
  /ɪˌmiːdiət əˈnjuːɪti/A financial product that provides a guaranteed series of regular income payments to the purchaser, beginning almost immediately after a single lump-sum premium is paid.
• immediate constituent

  nounC2 (Advanced/Proficient)
  /ɪˌmiː.di.ət kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/A linguistic unit that forms a direct part of a larger structure (e.g., the words 'green' and 'house' are immediate constituents of the phrase 'green house').
• immediate family

  nounC1
  /ɪˌmiːdiət ˈfæm(ə)li/A person's closest blood relatives: parents, children, siblings, and spouse or partner.
• immediatism

  nounC1/C2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ɪˈmiːdɪətɪz(ə)m/A doctrine or policy advocating immediate action, particularly in historical contexts like the immediate abolition of slavery in the United States, or in philosophy/theology stressing the immediate relation of the soul to God without intermediaries.

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