Words Starting with I

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I

The pronoun used by a speaker to refer to themselves.

Iago

A Spanish and Portuguese given name, equivalent to James, and a literary name made famous by Shakespeare's villain in Othello.

Ian

A masculine given name, the Scottish form of John.

Iaspis

An archaic name for jasper, a hard, opaque, usually brightly colored mineral.

Ibadah

In Islam, worship or devotional acts performed in obedience and service to God.

Iberia

A historical and geographic name for the Iberian Peninsula and, in some contexts, the ancient region of Georgia in the Caucasus.

Iberian

Relating to the Iberian Peninsula or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

Iberian Peninsula

The peninsula in southwestern Europe that includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar.

Ibis

A long-legged wading bird with a down-curved bill, found in warm regions worldwide.

Icarian

Relating to Icarus or, figuratively, to a daring rise followed by a fall.

Icarus

A character from Greek mythology who flew too close to the sun with wings made of feathers and wax.

Ice

Frozen water.

Iceberg

A large floating mass of freshwater ice broken from a glacier or ice sheet.

Iceland

An island country in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Ichor

In Greek mythology, ichor is the ethereal fluid that flows in the veins of the gods.

Ichthyic

Relating to fish.

Ichthyology

The branch of zoology that studies fish.

Ichthyosaur

An extinct marine reptile with a body shape resembling that of a fish or dolphin.

Ichthyosis

A group of genetic skin disorders marked by dry, thickened, scaly skin.

Ichthys

A Greek word meaning "fish," also used as a Christian symbol and acronym in later tradition.