English Words with “M” to Enrich Your Vocabulary

Words starting with “M”

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(186 Words with Meaning in English)

  1. macabre  gruesome
  2. Machiavellian   politically crafty, cunning
  3. machination    plot
  4. macrobiosis   longevity
  5. macroscopic   visibly  large
  6. maelstrom   whirlpool
  7. magisterial   arbitrary, dictatorial
  8. magnanimous  generous, kindhearted
  9. magnate  a powerful, successful person (especially of business)
  10. magnitude   size
  11. magnum opus   masterpiece
  12. maim  injure, disfigure
  13. maladjusted  disturbed
  14. maladroit   clumsy
  15. malady   illness
  16. malaise  uneasiness, weariness
  17. malapropism  comical misuse of a word
  18. malcontent one who is forever dissatisfied
  19. malediction  curse
  20. malefactor   evildoer
  21. malevolence  bad intent, malice
  22. malfeasance  wrong doing (especially by an official of government)
  23. malice    spite
  24. malign  defame
  25. malignant   virulent, pernicious
  26. malinger  shirk
  27. malleable  moldable, tractable
  28. malodorous   fetid
  29. mammoth  huge
  30. manacle   shackle
  31. mandate  command
  32. mandatory  obligatory
  33. mandrill  baboon
  34. mania  madness, obsession
  35. manifest  obvious, evident
  36. manifesto   proclamation
  37. manifold  multiple, diverse
  38. manslaughter   killing another person without malice
  39. manumit   set free
  40. manuscript  unpublished book
  41. mar  damage
  42. marauder  plunderer
  43. marginal   insignificant
  44. marionette    puppet
  45. maroon  abandon
  46. marshal  array, mobilize
  47. martial  warlike
  48. martinet  disciplinarian
  49. martyr  sacrifice, symbol
  50. masochist  one who enjoys pain
  51. masticate   chew
  52. mastiff   large dog
  53. mastodon   extinct elephant
  54. maternal   motherly
  55. maternity   motherhood
  56. matriarch   matron
  57. matriculate  enroll (usually in school)
  58. matrix  array
  59. matutinal  early, morning
  60. maudlin  weepy, sentimental
  61. maul   rough up
  62. mausoleum   tomb
  63. maverick  a rebel, individualist
  64. mawkish  sickeningly sentimental
  65. mayhem  mutilation, chaos
  66. mea culpa   my  fault
  67. meager  scanty
  68. meander  roam, ramble
  69. median  middle
  70. mediocre  average
  71. medley   mixture
  72. megalith  ancient stone monument
  73. melancholy  reflective, gloomy
  74. melee    riot
  75. mellifluous   sweet sounding
  76. melodious   melodic
  77. memento   souvenir
  78. memoir  autobiography
  79. memorabilia   things  worth remembering
  80. memorandum  note
  81. menagerie  zoo
  82. mendacity  untruth
  83. mendicant  beggar
  84. menial  humble, degrading
  85. mentor  teacher
  86. mercantile   commercial
  87. mercenary  calculating, venal
  88. mercurial  changeable, volatile
  89. metamorphosis  a change in form
  90. mete  distribute
  91. meteoric  swift, dazzling
  92. meteorology   science of weather
  93. methodical  systematic, careful
  94. meticulous  extremely careful, precise
  95. metier  occupation
  96. metonymy  the substitution of a phrase for the name itself
  97. mettle  courage, capacity for bravery
  98. miasma   toxin fumes
  99. mien  appearance, bearing
  100. migrate   travel
  101. milieu  environment
  102. militant   combative,  activist
  103. militate   work  against
  104. milk  extract
  105. millennium  thousand-year period
  106. minatory   threatening
  107. mince  chop, moderate
  108. minion  subordinate
  109. minstrel  troubadour
  110. minuscule small
  111. minute  very small
  112. minutiae   trivia
  113. mirage   illusion
  114. mire  marsh, a situation that is difficult to escape from
  115. mirth   jollity
  116. misanthrope  hater of mankind
  117. misappropriation   use  dishonestly
  118. misbegotten   illegitimate, obtained by dishonest means
  119. miscarry   abort
  120. miscegenation intermarriage between races
  121. miscellany   mixture of items
  122. misconstrue   misinterpret
  123. miscreant  evildoer
  124. misgiving   doubt,  hesitation
  125. misnomer  wrongly named
  126. misogyny   hatred of women
  127. misshapen  deformed
  128. missive    letter
  129. mitigate  lessen the severity
  130. mnemonics   that which aids the memory
  131. mobilize  assemble for action
  132. mobocracy  rule by mob
  133. modicum   pittance
  134. modish   chic
  135. module    unit
  136. mogul  powerful person
  137. molest  bother, sexually assault
  138. mollify   appease
  139. molten   melted
  140. momentous  of great importance
  141. monocle   eyeglass
  142. monolithic   large and uniform
  143. monologue   long speech
  144. monstrosity  distorted, abnormal form
  145. moot  disputable, no longer relevant
  146. moral  ethical
  147. morale  spirit, confidence
  148. morass  swamp, difficult situation
  149. moratorium   postponement
  150. mordant  biting, sarcastic
  151. mores  moral standards
  152. moribund  near death
  153. morose  sullen
  154. morphine   painkilling drug
  155. morsel   bite, piece
  156. mortify humiliate
  157. mosque   temple
  158. mote  speck
  159. motif  artistic theme
  160. motive  reason for doing something
  161. motley   diverse
  162. mottled   spotted
  163. motto   slogan, saying
  164. mountebank   charlatan
  165. mousy  drab, colorless
  166. muckraker  reformer
  167. muffle  stifle, quiet
  168. mulct  defraud
  169. multifarious  diverse, many-sided
  170. multitude   throng
  171. mundane  ordinary
  172. munificent   generous
  173. murmur  mutter, mumble
  174. muse  ponder
  175. muster  to gather one’s forces
  176. mutability  able to change
  177. mute   silent
  178. mutilate   maim
  179. mutiny   rebellion
  180. mutter  murmur, grumble
  181. muzzle  restrain, stifle
  182. myopic  narrow-minded
  183. myriad  innumerable
  184. myrmidons  loyal followers
  185. mystique   mystery, aura
  186. mythical   fictitious

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