Real Words Without Definition
We're sure about this one.
A normal word with something added to the front or the back.
You can read these without being told what they mean. lifehood is life plus -hood. citydom is city plus -dom. musicproof is music plus -proof. Around 21,753 words in the list carry a prefix like un-, non-, over- or anti-.
Nothing is wrong with them. No dictionary bothered to list them because the meaning is obvious from the parts.
24,323 words · sorted A to Z · each with a line on why it is here
Matches the word itself, not the note beside it. Case does not matter.
| Word, sorted Z to A | How it is built |
|---|---|
| prefamiliarity | pre- + familiarity |
| prefamiliarly | pre- + familiarly |
| prefamously | pre- + famously |
| prefator | prefat- + -or, one who prefaces |
| prefatorially | prefatorial + -ly |
| prefavor | pre- + favor |
| prefavorable | pre- + favorable |
| prefavorably | pre- + favorably |
| prefavorite | pre- + favorite |
| prefearful | pre- + fearful |
| prefearfully | pre- + fearfully |
| prefectly | prefect + -ly, in the manner of a prefect |
| prefectorian | prefect + -orian, of a prefect |
| prefectual | prefect + -ual, prefectural |
| prefecundatory | pre- + fecundatory |
| preferentialism | preferential + -ism |
| preferentialist | preferential + -ist |
| preferral | prefer + -ral, act of preferring |
| preferrous | pre- + ferrous |
| prefertilize | pre- + fertilize |
| prefertilized | pre- + fertilized |
| prefertilizing | pre- + fertilizing |
| prefervid | pre- + fervid |
| prefeudalic | pre- + feudalic |
| prefiction | pre- + fiction |
| prefigurer | prefigure + -er, one who prefigures |
| preflagellate | pre- + flagellate |
| preflagellated | pre- + flagellated |
| preflatter | pre- + flatter |
| preflattery | pre- + flattery |
| preflavor | pre- + flavor |
| preflavoring | pre- + flavoring |
| preflection | pre- + flection, a bending forward |
| prefool | pre- + fool |
| preforbidden | pre- + forbidden |
| preforceps | pre- + forceps |
| preforgave | pre- + forgave |
| preforgive | pre- + forgive |
| preforgiven | pre- + forgiven |
| preforgiving | pre- + forgiving |
| preforgotten | pre- + forgotten |
| prefortunate | pre- + fortunate |
| prefortunately | pre- + fortunately |
| prefortune | pre- + fortune |
| prefoundation | pre- + foundation |
| prefounder | pre- + founder |
| prefragrance | pre- + fragrance |
| prefragrant | pre- + fragrant |
| prefrank | pre- + frank, to frank mail in advance |
| prefranking | pre- + franking |
| prefrankness | pre- + frankness |
| prefranks | pre- + franks |
| prefraternal | pre- + fraternal |
| prefraternally | pre- + fraternally |
| prefriendly | pre- + friendly |
| prefright | pre- + fright |
| prefrighten | pre- + frighten |
| prefulfill | pre- + fulfill |
| prefulfillment | pre- + fulfillment |
| prefunction | pre- + function |
| prefungoidal | pre- + fungoidal |
| prefurnish | pre- + furnish |
| pregain | pre- + gain |
| pregainer | pregain + -er |
| pregalvanize | pre- + galvanize |
| pregalvanized | pre- + galvanized |
| pregalvanizing | pre- + galvanizing |
| pregather | pre- + gather |
| pregathering | pre- + gathering |
| pregenerosity | pre- + generosity |
| pregenerous | pre- + generous |
| pregenerously | pre- + generously |
| pregenial | pre- + genial |
| pregirlhood | pre- + girlhood |
| pregladden | pre- + gladden |
| pregladness | pre- + gladness |
| pregolden | pre- + golden |
| pregolfing | pre- + golfing |
| pregracious | pre- + gracious |
| pregraded | pre- + graded |
| pregrading | pre- + grading |
| pregranite | pre- + granite, older than the granite |
| pregranitic | pre- + granitic |
| pregratification | pre- + gratification |
| pregratified | pre- + gratified |
| pregratify | pre- + gratify |
| pregratifying | pre- + gratifying |
| pregreet | pre- + greet |
| pregreeting | pre- + greeting |
| preguarantee | pre- + guarantee |
| preguaranteed | pre- + guaranteed |
| preguaranteeing | pre- + guaranteeing |
| preguarantor | pre- + guarantor |
| preguard | pre- + guard |
| preguess | pre- + guess |
| preguide | pre- + guide |
| preguided | pre- + guided |
| preguiding | pre- + guiding |
| preguilt | pre- + guilt |
| preguiltiness | pre- + guiltiness |
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