Real Words Without Definition
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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 |
|---|---|
| saturization | satur- + -ization, saturation |
| saturnalianly | saturnalian + -ly |
| saturnize | Saturn + -ize, to make saturnine or lead-poison |
| saveableness | saveable + -ness |
| scalableness | scalable + -ness |
| scalage | scale + -age, a timber measuring allowance |
| scalawaggy | scalawag + -y |
| scallawaggy | scallawag + -y |
| scatologize | scatology + -ize |
| scatterment | scatter + -ment |
| scavagery | scavage + -ry, the office of a scavager |
| scenarioization | scenario + -ization |
| scenarization | scenarize + -ation, turning into a scenario |
| sceptropherous | sceptro- + -pherous, sceptre-bearing |
| sceptrosophy | sceptro- + -sophy, the wisdom of ruling |
| sceptry | sceptre + -y, bearing a sceptre |
| schoolingly | schooling + -ly |
| sciatherically | sciatherical + -ly, by shadow, as a sundial |
| scimitered | scimiter + -ed, armed with a scimitar |
| scintillose | scintilla + -ose, set with sparkling points |
| scintillously | scintillous + -ly |
| scintler | scintle + -er, one who scintles bricks |
| sciotherically | sciotherical + -ly, by shadow, as a sundial |
| scissorlikeness | scissorlike + -ness |
| scolloper | scollop + -er, one who gathers scallops |
| scopulousness | scopulous + -ness, rockiness |
| scorbutically | scorbutical + -ly, in a scorbutic manner |
| scorser | scorse + -er, one who barters or trades horses |
| scouress | scour + -ess, a woman who scours |
| scouriness | scoury + -ness, state of being scoury |
| scoutish | scout + -ish, scout-like |
| scowbanker | scowbank + -er, a shipboard loafer |
| scraggedly | scragged + -ly |
| scragger | scrag + -er, one that scrags |
| scramblement | scramble + -ment |
| scrapiness | scrapy + -ness |
| scrapling | scrap + -ling, a little scrap |
| scrappet | scrap + -et, a small scrap |
| scrappingly | scrapping + -ly |
| scratchably | scratchable + -ly |
| scratchification | scratch + -ification, a scratching |
| screver | screve + -er, a writer of begging letters |
| scribatiousness | scribatious + -ness, fondness for writing |
| scribblatory | scribble + -atory, given to scribbling |
| scribbleism | scribble + -ism |
| scribblemaniacal | scribblemania + -acal |
| scribophilous | scribo- + -philous, fond of writing |
| scriever | scrieve + -er (Scots, one who writes) |
| scriggler | scriggle + -er, one who wriggles |
| scripee | scrip + -ee, one to whom scrip is issued |
| scriptitiously | scriptitious + -ly, in writing |
| scriptive | script + -ive, of or in writing |
| scripturarian | scriptur(e) + -arian, one who holds to Scripture |
| scriptured | scripture + -ed, inscribed, written on |
| scrivenly | scriven + -ly, in the manner of a scribe |
| scrolar | scroll + -ar, of a scroll |
| scrubbery | scrub + -ery, scrubby ground |
| scrunger | scrunge + -er, one who scrounges |
| scruplesomeness | scruplesome + -ness |
| scrupular | scrupul(e) + -ar, of a scruple |
| scrutinant | scrutin- + -ant, examining, scrutinizing |
| scullful | scull + -ful, as much as a scull holds |
| sculptograph | sculpto- + -graph, a sculptured reproduction |
| sculptography | sculpto- + -graphy, description of sculpture |
| sculpturation | sculpture + -ation, surface sculpturing |
| scupful | scup + -ful, a scoopful |
| scurfer | scurf + -er, one that removes scurf |
| scurvish | scurvy + -ish, somewhat scurvy |
| scutcheonlike | scutcheon + -like |
| scutcheonwise | scutcheon + -wise, in the manner of a scutcheon |
| scythize | Scyth + -ize, to behave like a Scythian |
| sealet | seal + -et, a small seal |
| sealette | seal + -ette, cloth imitating sealskin |
| seamanlikeness | seamanlike + -ness |
| seamanliness | seamanly + -ness |
| searcer | searce + -er, one who sifts with a searce |
| searchant | search + -ant, searching, inquisitive |
| searcherlike | searcher + -like |
| searchment | search + -ment, a searching |
| seasonalness | seasonal + -ness |
| seasoninglike | seasoning + -like |
| seatsman | seat + -s- + -man, on the model of oarsman |
| sectionist | section + -ist, an advocate of sectionalism |
| securableness | securable + -ness |
| secureful | secure + -ful, confident |
| sedanier | sedan + -ier, a carrier of a sedan chair |
| sedentation | sedent + -ation, the act or habit of sitting |
| seduceability | seduceable + -ity, seducibility |
| seeably | seeable + -ly, visibly |
| seedkin | seed + -kin, a little seed |
| seedster | seed + -ster, a sower of seed |
| seelful | seel + -ful, happy, blessed |
| seelily | seely + -ly, happily, innocently |
| seeliness | seely + -ness, happiness, simplicity |
| seemable | seem + -able, seeming, apparent |
| seemably | seemable + -ly, apparently |
| seesawiness | seesaw + -iness |
| segregatedly | segregated + -ly |
| segregateness | segregate + -ness |
| seldomcy | seldom + -cy, infrequency |
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