| each | (adjective) (used of count nouns) every one considered individually; quantifier, singular, universal pronoun; quantifier, singular, universal | - |
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| eager | (adjective) having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy | - |
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| eared | (adjective) having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down | Synonyms: dog-eared |
| earless | (adjective) lacking external ears | - |
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| earlier | (adjective) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early | Synonyms: earliest |
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| earliest | (adjective) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early | Synonyms: earlier |
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| early | (adjective) at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time | - |
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| (adjective) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature | - |
| (adjective) being or occurring at an early stage of development | - |
| (adjective) belonging to the distant past | Synonyms: former, other |
| (adjective) very young | - |
| (adjective) expected in the near future | - |
| earlyish | (adjective) being somewhat early | - |
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| earned | (adjective) gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action | - |
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| earnest | (adjective) not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal | Synonyms: businesslike |
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| (adjective) characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions | Synonyms: sincere, solemn |
| (adjective) sincerely earnest | Synonyms: dear, devout, heartfelt |
| earsplitting | (adjective) loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | Synonyms: deafening, thunderous, thundery |
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| earthborn | (adjective) connected with earthly life; of earthly origin | - |
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| (adjective) springing from or born on the earth | - |
| (adjective) of earthly origin (as mortals are) | - |
| earthbound | (adjective) confined to the earth | - |
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| (adjective) lacking wit or imagination | Synonyms: pedestrian, prosaic, prosy |
| earthen | (adjective) made of earth (or baked clay) | - |
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| earthlike | (adjective) earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth | - |
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| (adjective) resembling or characteristic of earth | - |
| earthly | (adjective) of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven | - |
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| earthshaking | (adjective) loud enough to shake the very earth | - |
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| (adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world | Synonyms: world-shaking, world-shattering |
| earthy | (adjective) of or consisting of or resembling earth | - |
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| (adjective) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | Synonyms: crude, gross, vulgar |
| (adjective) not far removed from or suggestive of nature | - |
| (adjective) sensible and practical | Synonyms: down-to-earth |
| (adjective) hearty and lusty | - |
| eased | (adjective) (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear | Synonyms: alleviated, relieved |
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| east | (adjective) situated in or facing or moving toward the east | - |
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| eastbound | (adjective) moving toward the east | Synonyms: eastward |
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| easterly | (adjective) from the east; used especially of winds | Synonyms: eastern |
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| (adjective) lying in or toward the east | Synonyms: eastern |
| eastern | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world | - |
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| (adjective) of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States | - |
| (adjective) lying toward or situated in the east | - |
| (adjective) from the east; used especially of winds | Synonyms: easterly |
| (adjective) lying in or toward the east | Synonyms: easterly |
| easternmost | (adjective) farthest to the east | Synonyms: eastmost |
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| eastmost | (adjective) farthest to the east | Synonyms: easternmost |
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| eastside | (adjective) of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan | - |
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| eastward | (adjective) moving toward the east | Synonyms: eastbound |
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| easy | (adjective) posing no difficulty; requiring little effort | - |
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| (adjective) free from worry or anxiety | - |
| (adjective) obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally | - |
| (adjective) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable | - |
| (adjective) affording comfort | - |
| (adjective) marked by moderate steepness | Synonyms: gentle |
| (adjective) readily exploited or tricked | - |
| (adjective) having little impact | Synonyms: gentle, soft |
| (adjective) affording pleasure | - |
| (adjective) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich | Synonyms: comfortable, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do |
| (adjective) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | Synonyms: light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton |
| (adjective) not hurried or forced | Synonyms: easygoing, leisurely |
| (adjective) not strict | Synonyms: lenient |
| easygoing | (adjective) not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship | Synonyms: cushy, soft |
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| (adjective) relaxed and informal in attitude or standards | - |
| (adjective) not hurried or forced | Synonyms: easy, leisurely |
| eatable | (adjective) suitable for use as food | Synonyms: comestible, edible |
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| ebon | (adjective) of a very dark black | Synonyms: ebony |
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| ebony | (adjective) of a very dark black | Synonyms: ebon |
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| ebracteate | (adjective) without bracts | - |
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| ebullient | (adjective) joyously unrestrained | Synonyms: exuberant, high-spirited |
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| eccentric | (adjective) not having a common center; not concentric | Synonyms: nonconcentric |
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| (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
| ecclesiastic | (adjective) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) | Synonyms: ecclesiastical |
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| ecclesiastical | (adjective) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) | Synonyms: ecclesiastic |
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| eccrine | (adjective) (of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature | - |
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| ecdemic | (adjective) of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs | - |
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| echoic | (adjective) (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound | Synonyms: imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic |
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| (adjective) like or characteristic of an echo | Synonyms: echolike |
| echoing | (adjective) (of sounds) repeating by reflection | Synonyms: reechoing |
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| echoless | (adjective) having or producing no echo | - |
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| echolike | (adjective) like or characteristic of an echo | Synonyms: echoic |
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| echt | (adjective) not fake or counterfeit | Synonyms: genuine |
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| eclectic | (adjective) selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | - |
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| ecofriendly | (adjective) Good for the environment | - |
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| ecologic | (adjective) of or relating to the science of ecology | Synonyms: bionomic, bionomical, ecological |
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| (adjective) characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment | Synonyms: ecological |
| ecological | (adjective) of or relating to the science of ecology | Synonyms: bionomic, bionomical, ecologic |
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| (adjective) characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment | Synonyms: ecologic |
| econometric | (adjective) of or relating to econometrics | - |
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| economic | (adjective) of or relating to the science of economics | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth | Synonyms: economical |
| (adjective) using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness | Synonyms: economical |
| (adjective) financially rewarding | - |
| (adjective) concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money) | - |
| economical | (adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth | Synonyms: economic |
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| (adjective) using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness | Synonyms: economic |
| (adjective) avoiding waste | Synonyms: frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting |
| ecstatic | (adjective) feeling great rapture or delight | Synonyms: enraptured, rapt, rapturous, rhapsodic |
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| ectodermal | (adjective) of or relating to the ectoderm | Synonyms: ectodermic |
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| ectodermic | (adjective) of or relating to the ectoderm | Synonyms: ectodermal |
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| ectomorphic | (adjective) having a build with little fat or muscle but with long limbs | - |
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| ectopic | (adjective) exhibiting ectopia | - |
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| ectothermic | (adjective) of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment | Synonyms: heterothermic, poikilothermic, poikilothermous |
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| ectozoan | (adjective) of or relating to epizoa | Synonyms: epizoan |
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| ecumenic | (adjective) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions | Synonyms: ecumenical, oecumenic, oecumenical |
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| ecumenical | (adjective) of worldwide scope or applicability | Synonyms: cosmopolitan, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide |
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| (adjective) concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions | Synonyms: ecumenic, oecumenic, oecumenical |
| edacious | (adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities | Synonyms: esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish |
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| edematous | (adjective) swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid | Synonyms: dropsical |
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| edental | (adjective) having few if any teeth | Synonyms: edentate, edentulate |
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| edentate | (adjective) having few if any teeth | Synonyms: edental, edentulate |
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| edentulate | (adjective) having few if any teeth | Synonyms: edental, edentate |
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| edentulous | (adjective) having lost teeth | - |
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| edged | (adjective) having a specified kind of border or edge | - |
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| (adjective) having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination | - |
| (adjective) (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character | Synonyms: cutting, stinging |
| edgeless | (adjective) lacking a cutting edge | - |
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| edgy | (adjective) being in a tense state | Synonyms: high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight |
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| edible | (adjective) suitable for use as food | Synonyms: comestible, eatable |
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| edified | (adjective) instructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement | - |
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| edifying | (adjective) enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement | Synonyms: enlightening |
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| edited | (adjective) improved or corrected by critical editing | Synonyms: emended |
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| editorial | (adjective) of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives | - |
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| (adjective) relating to or characteristic of an editor | - |
| educated | (adjective) possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) | - |
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| (adjective) characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved | Synonyms: enlightened |
| educational | (adjective) relating to the process of education | - |
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| (adjective) providing knowledge | - |
| educative | (adjective) resulting in education | - |
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| eellike | (adjective) resembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous | - |
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| eerie | (adjective) inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening | Synonyms: eery |
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| (adjective) suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious | - |
| eery | (adjective) inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening | Synonyms: eerie |
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| effaceable | (adjective) capable of being effaced | Synonyms: erasable |
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| effected | (adjective) settled securely and unconditionally | Synonyms: accomplished, established |
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| effective | (adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect | Synonyms: effectual, efficacious |
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| (adjective) existing in fact; not theoretical; real | - |
| (adjective) able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | Synonyms: efficient |
| (adjective) works well as a means or remedy | - |
| (adjective) ready for service | - |
| (adjective) exerting force or influence | Synonyms: good, in effect, in force |
| effectual | (adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect | Synonyms: effective, efficacious |
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| (adjective) having legal efficacy or force | Synonyms: legal, sound |
| effeminate | (adjective) having unsuitable feminine qualities | Synonyms: cissy, emasculate, epicene, sissified, sissy, sissyish |
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| efferent | (adjective) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS | Synonyms: motorial |
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| effervescent | (adjective) (of a liquid) giving off bubbles | - |
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| (adjective) used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | Synonyms: sparkling |
| (adjective) marked by high spirits or excitement | Synonyms: bubbling, frothy, scintillating, sparkly |
| effervescing | (adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation | Synonyms: bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, spumy |
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| effete | (adjective) deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective | - |
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| (adjective) affected, overrefined, and effeminate | - |
| efficacious | (adjective) marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect | - |
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| (adjective) producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect | Synonyms: effective, effectual |
| efficient | (adjective) being effective without wasting time or effort or expense | - |
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| (adjective) able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | Synonyms: effective |
| efflorescent | (adjective) when the bud, or buds, on a plant are bursting into flower | Synonyms: abloom |
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| effluent | (adjective) that is flowing outward | Synonyms: outflowing |
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| effortful | (adjective) requiring great physical effort | - |
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| effortless | (adjective) requiring or apparently requiring no effort | - |
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| (adjective) not showing effort or strain | Synonyms: casual |
| effulgent | (adjective) radiating or as if radiating light | Synonyms: beaming, beamy, radiant, refulgent |
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| effusive | (adjective) extravagantly demonstrative | Synonyms: gushing, gushy |
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| (adjective) uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm | Synonyms: burbling, burbly, gushing |
| egalitarian | (adjective) favoring social equality | Synonyms: classless |
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| egocentric | (adjective) concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others | Synonyms: egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred, self-seeking, self-serving, selfish |
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| egoistic | (adjective) concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others | Synonyms: egocentric, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred, self-seeking, self-serving, selfish |
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