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 |
|---|---|
| proactor | pro- + actor, one acting for another |
| proaddition | pro- + addition |
| proadjournment | pro- + adjournment |
| proadmission | pro- + admission |
| proadvertising | pro- + advertising |
| proadvertizing | pro- + advertizing |
| proaesthetic | pro- + aesthetic |
| proaggressionist | pro- + aggressionist |
| proagitation | pro- + agitation |
| proagrarian | pro- + agrarian |
| proagreement | pro- + agreement |
| proagricultural | pro- + agricultural |
| proairplane | pro- + airplane |
| proalcoholism | pro- + alcoholism |
| proalien | pro- + alien |
| proalliance | pro- + alliance |
| proallotment | pro- + allotment |
| proalteration | pro- + alteration |
| proamateur | pro- + amateur |
| proambient | pro- + ambient, lying in front |
| proamusement | pro- + amusement |
| proanarchic | pro- + anarchic |
| proanarchism | pro- + anarchism |
| proanarchy | pro- + anarchy |
| proanimistic | pro- + animistic |
| proantarctic | pro- + antarctic, bordering the antarctic |
| proapostolic | pro- + apostolic |
| proappointment | pro- + appointment |
| proapportionment | pro- + apportionment |
| proappreciation | pro- + appreciation |
| proappropriation | pro- + appropriation |
| proapproval | pro- + approval |
| proaquatic | pro- + aquatic, tending to aquatic life |
| proarbitration | pro- + arbitration |
| proarbitrationist | pro- + arbitrationist |
| proarchery | pro- + archery |
| proarctic | pro- + arctic, bordering the arctic |
| proaristocracy | pro- + aristocracy |
| proarmy | pro- + army |
| proart | pro- + art |
| proassessment | pro- + assessment |
| proassociation | pro- + association |
| proatheism | pro- + atheism |
| proatheist | pro- + atheist |
| proatheistic | pro- + atheistic |
| proathletic | pro- + athletic |
| proattack | pro- + attack |
| proattendance | pro- + attendance |
| proauction | pro- + auction |
| proaudience | pro- + audience |
| proauthor | pro- + author |
| proauthority | pro- + authority |
| proautomation | pro- + automation |
| proaviation | pro- + aviation |
| proaward | pro- + award |
| probachelor | pro- + bachelor |
| proballoon | pro- + balloon |
| probanishment | pro- + banishment |
| probankruptcy | pro- + bankruptcy |
| probargaining | pro- + bargaining |
| probaseball | pro- + baseball |
| probasketball | pro- + basketball |
| probathing | pro- + bathing |
| probationerhood | probationer + -hood |
| probationism | probation + -ism, doctrine of probation |
| probatively | probative + -ly |
| probattle | pro- + battle |
| probattleship | pro- + battleship |
| probetting | pro- + betting |
| probiology | pro- + biology |
| probituminous | pro- + bituminous |
| problemdom | problem + -dom, the world of problems |
| problemistic | problemist + -ic, of chess-problem makers |
| problockade | pro- + blockade |
| probonding | pro- + bonding |
| probonus | pro- + bonus |
| proboscidal | proboscis + -al, of a proboscis |
| proboscideous | proboscis + -eous, having a proboscis |
| proboscidiferous | proboscidi- + -ferous, proboscis-bearing |
| proboulevard | pro- + boulevard |
| probowling | pro- + bowling |
| proboxing | pro- + boxing |
| probrick | pro- + brick |
| probridge | pro- + bridge |
| probroadcasting | pro- + broadcasting |
| probudget | pro- + budget |
| probudgeting | pro- + budgeting |
| probuilding | pro- + building |
| probuying | pro- + buying |
| procanal | pro- + canal |
| procancellation | pro- + cancellation |
| procapital | pro- + capital |
| procarnival | pro- + carnival |
| procarrier | pro- + carrier |
| procensure | pro- + censure |
| procereal | pro- + cereal |
| proceremonial | pro- + ceremonial |
| proceremonialism | pro- + ceremonialism |
| proceremonialist | pro- + ceremonialist |
| procharity | pro- + charity |
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