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 |
|---|---|
| semimanagerial | semi- + managerial |
| semimanagerially | semi- + managerially |
| semimanneristic | semi- + manneristic |
| semimanufactured | semi- + manufactured |
| semimarking | semi- + marking |
| semimaterialistic | semi- + materialistic |
| semimathematically | semi- + mathematically |
| semimaturely | semi- + maturely |
| semimatureness | semi- + matureness |
| semimechanistic | semi- + mechanistic |
| semimercerized | semi- + mercerized |
| semimetaphoric | semi- + metaphoric |
| semimetaphorical | semi- + metaphorical |
| semimetaphorically | semi- + metaphorically |
| semimild | semi- + mild |
| semimildness | semi- + mildness |
| semimill | semi- + mill |
| semimineral | semi- + mineral |
| semiministerial | semi- + ministerial |
| semimoderate | semi- + moderate |
| semimoderately | semi- + moderately |
| semimolecule | semi- + molecule |
| semimonarchic | semi- + monarchic |
| semimonarchical | semi- + monarchical |
| semimonarchically | semi- + monarchically |
| semimonitor | semi- + monitor |
| semimonopolistic | semi- + monopolistic |
| semimoralistic | semi- + moralistic |
| semimoron | semi- + moron |
| semimountainous | semi- + mountainous |
| semimountainously | semi- + mountainously |
| semimystically | semi- + mystically |
| semimysticalness | semi- + mysticalness |
| semimythically | semi- + mythically |
| seminarcotic | semi- + narcotic |
| seminarize | seminary + -ize, to school in a seminary |
| seminasality | semi- + nasality |
| seminasally | semi- + nasally |
| seminatant | semi- + natant, half-floating |
| seminationalism | semi- + nationalism |
| seminationalistic | semi- + nationalistic |
| seminebulous | semi- + nebulous |
| seminegro | semi- + Negro |
| seminervously | semi- + nervously |
| seminervousness | semi- + nervousness |
| semineurotic | semi- + neurotic |
| semineurotically | semi- + neurotically |
| semineutral | semi- + neutral |
| semineutrality | semi- + neutrality |
| seminonconformist | semi- + nonconformist |
| seminonflammable | semi- + nonflammable |
| seminormally | semi- + normally |
| seminormalness | semi- + normalness |
| seminovelty | semi- + novelty |
| semiobjective | semi- + objective |
| semiobjectively | semi- + objectively |
| semiobjectiveness | semi- + objectiveness |
| semioblivion | semi- + oblivion |
| semiobliviously | semi- + obliviously |
| semiobliviousness | semi- + obliviousness |
| semiopenly | semi- + openly |
| semiopenness | semi- + openness |
| semioptimistic | semi- + optimistic |
| semioptimistically | semi- + optimistically |
| semioratorical | semi- + oratorical |
| semioratorically | semi- + oratorically |
| semiorganic | semi- + organic |
| semiorganically | semi- + organically |
| semiorientally | semi- + orientally |
| semiorthodox | semi- + orthodox |
| semiorthodoxly | semi- + orthodoxly |
| semioscillation | semi- + oscillation |
| semiovally | semi- + ovally |
| semiovalness | semi- + ovalness |
| semiovaloid | semi- + ovaloid |
| semipacifist | semi- + pacifist |
| semipacifistic | semi- + pacifistic |
| semipaganish | semi- + paganish |
| semipanic | semi- + panic |
| semipapal | semi- + papal |
| semipapist | semi- + papist |
| semiparallel | semi- + parallel |
| semiparalytic | semi- + paralytic |
| semiparameter | semi- + parameter |
| semiparochial | semi- + parochial |
| semipassive | semi- + passive |
| semipassively | semi- + passively |
| semipassiveness | semi- + passiveness |
| semipaste | semi- + paste |
| semipastorally | semi- + pastorally |
| semipathologic | semi- + pathologic |
| semipathological | semi- + pathological |
| semipathologically | semi- + pathologically |
| semipatriot | semi- + patriot |
| semipatriotically | semi- + patriotically |
| semipatterned | semi- + patterned |
| semipause | semi- + pause |
| semipeace | semi- + peace |
| semipeaceful | semi- + peaceful |
| semipeacefully | semi- + peacefully |
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