English Words Starting With V

• vilayet

  nounVery low
  /vɪˈlɑːjɛt/A major administrative province or district within the former Ottoman Empire.
• vilification

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌvɪl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/The act of making malicious and abusive statements about someone to damage their reputation.
• vilify

  verbverb-transitiveC1/C2 (Advanced / Proficient)
  /ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/To speak or write about someone in a very negative, abusive, and damaging way, to defame or slander.
• vilipend

  verbverb-transitiveC2
  /ˈvɪlɪpɛnd/To regard or treat with contempt; to despise, to scorn.
• vill

  nounVery low (archaic/historical specialist term). Not used in contemporary English outside specific historical or literary contexts.
  /vɪl/A historical term for a small rural community or village; a territorial administrative unit in medieval England, smaller than a manor, often comprising a few houses and land.
• villa

  nounIntermediate (B1-B2)
  /ˈvɪlə/A large, luxurious house, often in the countryside or by the sea, sometimes used as a holiday home.
• villa home

  nounA1
  /həʊm/The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household; a place of residence; the central or most important place for something.
• villa park

  nounB1/B2
  /ˌvɪlə ˈpɑːk/A named location, most famously the stadium and surrounding area of Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham, England.
• villa-lobos

  nounC2
  /ˌviː.lə ˈləʊ.bɒs/A surname, most famously associated with the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959).
• villach

  nounA2 (for geographical/cultural vocabulary)
  /ˈvɪlɑːx/A proper noun referring to a city in Austria.
• villadom

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈvɪlədəm/The world, lifestyle, or social class of people who live in villas; often referring to wealthy suburbanites or their collective attitudes.
• village

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/A small human settlement, typically in a rural area, smaller than a town.
• village college

  nounC1
  /ˈvɪlɪdʒ ˈkɒlɪdʒ/A specific type of educational institution in rural England, pioneered in Cambridgeshire, serving both as a secondary school and a community centre for adult education and leisure.
• village community

  nounB2-C1
  /ˈvɪlɪdʒ kəˈmjuːnəti/A small, close-knit social group, typically in a rural settlement, characterised by shared local governance, mutual support, and common social life.
• villager

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈvɪl.ɪ.dʒə(r)/A person who lives in a village (a small community in a rural area).
• villagery

  nounVery rare / Archaic
  /ˈvɪlɪdʒ(ə)ri/The collective inhabitants, houses, or character of a village.
• villagization

  nounC2
  /ˌvɪl.ɪ.dʒaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/The policy or process of grouping a dispersed population into centralized settlements or villages, often as part of a government programme.
• villahermosa

  nounC2
  /ˌviː(j)əɛəˈməʊsə/The capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Tabasco.
• villain

  nounB2
  /ˈvɪl.ən/A character whose evil actions or motives are central to the plot in a story, play, or film.
• villainage

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˈvɪlənɪdʒ/The status or condition of a feudal villein; serfdom.

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