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 |
|---|---|
| anaetiological | an- + aetiological |
| anaglyphy | anaglyph + -y |
| anaglyptical | anaglyptic + -al |
| analkalinity | an- + alkalinity |
| anallergic | an- + allergic |
| analogistic | analogism + -tic |
| ananthropism | an- + anthropism |
| anapaganize | ana- + paganize |
| anaryan | an- + Aryan |
| anatomizable | anatomize + -able |
| anaxagorize | Anaxagoras + -ize |
| anaxial | an- + axial |
| anchorate | anchor + -ate, anchor-shaped |
| anchoretish | anchoret + -ish |
| anchoritical | anchorite + -ical |
| anchorwise | anchor + -wise |
| andrarchy | andr- + -archy, rule by men |
| anemometrographically | anemometrographic + -ally |
| anerotic | an- + erotic |
| anetiological | an- + etiological |
| aneurismally | aneurismal + -ly |
| angelolater | angelo- + -later, angel-worshipper |
| angelophanic | angelophany + -ic |
| anglophily | Anglo- + -phily |
| anguishously | anguishous + -ly |
| angulateness | angulate + -ness |
| anhydrously | anhydrous + -ly |
| anidiomatic | an- + idiomatic |
| animability | animable + -ity |
| animableness | animable + -ness |
| animatistic | animatism + -ic |
| animize | anim- + -ize, to endow with life |
| animotheism | animo- + theism |
| anisated | anise + -ated, anise-flavored |
| annalism | annal + -ism |
| annalistically | annalistic + -ally |
| annexal | annex + -al |
| annihilationistic | annihilationist + -ic |
| annihilationistical | annihilationistic + -al |
| anniversariness | anniversary + -ness |
| annoyancer | annoyance + -r, one who annoys |
| annoyously | annoyous + -ly |
| annulately | annulate + -ly |
| anolympiad | an- + Olympiad, period without one |
| anomoeanism | Anomoean + -ism |
| anorthographic | an- + orthographic |
| anorthographical | an- + orthographical |
| anorthographically | an- + orthographically |
| anorthography | an- + orthography, inability to spell |
| anoxidative | an- + oxidative |
| antanemic | ant- + anemic |
| antarchist | ant- + archist, opponent of government |
| antarchistic | antarchist + -ic |
| antarchistical | antarchistic + -al |
| antarchy | ant- + -archy, opposition to government |
| antarctogaean | Antarctogaea + -an |
| anteambulate | ante- + ambulate, to walk before |
| anteambulation | ante- + ambulation |
| antebath | ante- + bath, outer bath-room |
| antebridal | ante- + bridal |
| antecabinet | ante- + cabinet, an outer room |
| antecavern | ante- + cavern |
| antecedal | antecede + -al |
| antecell | ante- + cell |
| antecloset | ante- + closet |
| antecourt | ante- + court, a forecourt |
| antecurvature | ante- + curvature, forward bend |
| antedawn | ante- + dawn |
| antefuture | ante- + future |
| antegarden | ante- + garden |
| antehall | ante- + hall |
| antehistoric | ante- + historic |
| anteinitial | ante- + initial |
| antejudiciary | ante- + judiciary |
| antelegal | ante- + legal |
| antelocation | ante- + location, forward placing |
| antelopine | antelope + -ine |
| anteluminary | ante- + luminary, before daylight |
| antemortal | ante- + mortal, before death |
| antenatalitial | ante- + natalitial, before birth |
| antenave | ante- + nave, a narthex |
| antenoon | ante- + noon, forenoon |
| antenumber | ante- + number |
| anteoccupation | ante- + occupation, anticipation |
| antepatriarchal | ante- + patriarchal |
| anteporch | ante- + porch |
| anteporticoes | ante- + porticoes |
| anteporticos | ante- + porticos |
| anteposthumous | ante- + posthumous |
| antepredicamental | ante- + predicamental |
| antepreterit | ante- + preterit, the pluperfect |
| antequalm | ante- + qualm |
| antereformation | ante- + reformation |
| antereformational | ante- + reformational |
| anteresurrection | ante- + resurrection |
| anterevolutional | ante- + revolutional |
| antespring | ante- + spring |
| antesunrise | ante- + sunrise |
| antesuperior | ante- + superior |
| antewar | ante- + war, before the war |
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