Does anybody know any cool words that start with the letter a?

Question

besides apathy and anxiety.

Answer 1

algid
(al'-jid) adj. chilly, cold. [from Latin algidus, from algere "to be cold."]

arête
(uh-'rate) n. a sharp-crested ridge in rugged mountains. [from French, literally "fish bone," from Latin arista "beard of grain."]

aestival (also: estival)
(est'-ih-val) adj. of or relating to the summer. [from Latin aestas "summer."]

anomie (also: anomy)
(ann'-uh-mee) n. 1: social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values. 2: a feeling of personal unrest stemming from a lack of standards, values, purpose, or ideals. adj. form: anomic (an-nom'-ick) [from Greek, a- "lack of" + nomos "law."]

aglet
(ag'-lit) n. 1: a tag or sheath, as of plastic or metal, on the end of a lace, cord, or ribbon to facilitate its passing through eyelet holes. 2: a similar device used for an ornament, sometimes on lace corners as well. [from Middle English aiglet, from Old French aguillette, diminutive of aguille, "needle," from Latin acucula, diminutive of acus, "needle."]

aeneous
(ay-ee'-nee-us) adj. brassy or golden green in color.

anodyne
(ann'-uh-dine) adj. 1: serving to asuage pain. 2: not likely to offend or arouse tensions; bland; innocuous n. 1: a drug that allays pain. 2: something that soothes, calms or comforts. [from Greek a- an- "without, not "+ odyné "pain".]

aeolian
(ee-ole'-ee-an) adj. 1:(often capitalized) of or relating to Aeolus, Greek god of the winds. 2: giving forth or marked by a moaning or sighing sound or musical tone produced by, or as if by the wind.

agnail
(agg'nail) n. 1: a whitlow; an inflammation around a fingernail or toenail. 2: a hangnail; a piece of half-severed skin beside, or at the base of a nail.

asperse
(***-purse') v.t. to spread false rumors concerning, or damaging charges against; besmirch the reputation of; to slander or calumniate; traduce; malign; defame; slander; vilify. (also used as a pl. n. in the phrase "to cast aspersions").

achilous
(ay-kile'-us) adj. in anatomy and botany, possessing no lips or only rudimentary ones.

alegar
(ail'-uh-gar) n. sour ale; the acid of ale; vinegar resulting from the fermentation of ale.

absquatulate
(ab-skwaht'-yule-ate) v.i. to leave suddenly; to decamp; also to squat.

Answer 2

Cool Words Starting With A

Answer 3

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RE:
Does anybody know any cool words that start with the letter a?
besides apathy and anxiety.

Answer 4

There used to be a theater in our city that showed X rated movies. It called itself the Flick theater, but if you looked closely at their name as they wrote it, you would notice that the L and the I kind of merged together to form what looked like a U. Ever since those days I've thought that FLICK was a very cool word.

Answer 5

Angelic
Ambidextrous

Answer 6

Antiquated; Articulate; Arduous

Answer 7

Articulate? Aloof? Aspiring? Antagonistic? Aboriginal? Ambitious? Annoying? Adventurous? Amorous, Adorable? Affluent? Alluring? Amusing? I think my brain hurts now.

Answer 8

cool words start letter

Answer 9

Aouxoterrier

Answer 10

Aphrodisiac

Answer 11

Assimilate
Assassin
Axiom
Auspicious