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 |
|---|---|
| macrotone | macro- + tone |
| madcaply | madcap + -ly |
| madderish | madder + -ish, somewhat like madder |
| madship | mad + -ship, state of being mad |
| maenadically | maenadic + -ally |
| magnipotence | magni- + potence, great power |
| magnipotent | magni- + potent, greatly powerful |
| mahatmaism | mahatma + -ism |
| maidenism | maiden + -ism |
| maidhead | maid + -head, maidenhood |
| maidishness | maidish + -ness |
| mainstreeter | Main Street + -er, small-town conformist |
| mainstreetism | Main Street + -ism, small-town provincialism |
| mainward | main + -ward, toward the main |
| maizer | maize + -er, a maize grower |
| maladministrative | mal- + administrative |
| malaroma | mal- + aroma, a bad smell |
| malaromas | mal- + aromas |
| malbehavior | mal- + behavior |
| maldistribute | mal- + distribute |
| maleficently | maleficent + -ly |
| malfeasantly | malfeasant + -ly |
| malhonest | mal- + honest, dishonest |
| malimprinted | mal- + imprinted |
| malinstitution | mal- + institution |
| malproportion | mal- + proportion |
| malpropriety | mal- + propriety |
| malpublication | mal- + publication |
| malsworn | mal- + sworn, perjured |
| malvolition | mal- + volition, evil will |
| mammoniacal | mammon + -iacal, devoted to Mammon |
| mandatedness | mandated + -ness |
| mandation | mandate + -ation, a commanding |
| manichaeanize | Manichaean + -ize |
| manifestationist | manifestation + -ist |
| manifoldwise | manifold + -wise |
| manipulatability | manipulatable + -ity |
| manlikely | manlike + -ly |
| manneredness | mannered + -ness |
| mannerhood | manner + -hood |
| manneristical | manneristic + -al |
| mannikinism | mannikin + -ism |
| manorship | manor + -ship |
| mansuetely | mansuete + -ly, gently, tamely |
| mantically | mantic + -ally, by divination |
| manumisable | manumise + -able |
| manyways | many + -ways, in many ways |
| manywhere | many + -where, in many places |
| mappy | map + -y, map-like |
| maratism | Marat + -ism, doctrine of J.-P. Marat |
| maratist | Marat + -ist, follower of Marat |
| marceller | marcel + -er, one who marcels hair |
| marginability | marginable + -ity |
| marianic | Marian + -ic, of the Virgin Mary |
| marianolatrist | Mariano- + -latrist, worshipper of Mary |
| marishy | marish + -y, marshy |
| markingly | marking + -ly, noticeably |
| maronian | Maron + -ian, Maronite |
| maronist | Maron + -ist, a Maronite |
| marquisal | marquis + -al |
| marranize | Marrano + -ize, to make a forced convert |
| marrowskyer | marrowsky + -er, one who spoonerizes |
| martinetishness | martinetish + -ness |
| martyrologistic | martyrologist + -ic |
| mascleless | mascle + -less, heraldry |
| mashiness | mashy + -ness |
| massedly | massed + -ly |
| mastful | mast + -ful, abounding in acorn mast |
| mataeological | mataeology + -ical, of vain discourse |
| mataeologue | mataeo- + -logue, an idle talker |
| matchably | matchable + -ly |
| mately | mate + -ly |
| materiable | materia + -able, capable of being made material |
| materializee | materialize + -ee, one who is materialized |
| matriarchical | matriarchic + -al, matriarchal |
| matriheritage | matri- + heritage, descent through the mother |
| matriherital | matri- + herital |
| matrilinearly | matrilinear + -ly |
| matutinely | matutine + -ly, in the morning |
| maximate | maximum + -ate, to make greatest |
| maximation | maximate + -ion, maximization |
| mayey | May + -ey, of May |
| maylike | May + -like |
| meadower | meadow + -er |
| mealymouthedly | mealymouthed + -ly |
| meandrously | meandrous + -ly |
| measledness | measled + -ness |
| mechanal | mechan- + -al, mechanical |
| mechanality | mechanal + -ity |
| mechanalize | mechanal + -ize |
| mechanicalism | mechanical + -ism |
| mechanolater | mechano- + -later, worshipper of machinery |
| mechanomorphically | mechanomorphic + -ally |
| medalize | medal + -ize |
| medallary | medal + -ary |
| medianic | median + -ic, of a spiritualist medium |
| medianism | median + -ism |
| medianity | median + -ity |
| mediatorious | mediator + -ious, mediatorial |
| medicably | medicable + -ly |
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