250+ Cool Short Words To Enhance Vocabulary

Learning a word of the day will help you sound more interesting in conversations. Here are some cool short words to add to your vocabulary: 

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Writing and reading are fun! Even if you don’t have time to search through a dictionary, you should learn new English words and their definition every single day. Even though it seems small, learning a word of the day will help you sound more interesting in conversations. It will also make you feel smarter! Here are some cool short words to add to your vocabulary:

Uncommon Words And The Word Definition:

There are thousands of beautiful words in the world that you can use to describe life in more detail. If you need a word of the day to speak and write with more depth, look no further. Here are some cool words to enhance your vocabulary, along with their definitions. Feel free to share these cool words with your friends and family:

Azure. This word refers to the color between cyan and blue on the spectrum of visible light.

Acumen. This word has a Latin origin. It means the ability to make good judgments.

Bestial. This word refers to behavior that is like an animal or animals.

Cavil. This is one of the most uncommon words that mean quibble.

Edify. Even if you speak the language, this is one of the English words you might not know. It means to instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.

Efete. This word means over-refined.

Eschew. This is a verb that describes something a person deliberately avoids using.

Futile. This word has a Latin origin. It means in vain.

Myriad. This refers to a countless or extremely great number.

Mien. This word means demeanor.

Meldrop. This word means a drop of mucus at the nose, whether produced by cold or otherwise.

Obelus. This word refers to the division symbol.

Cool Short Words That Start With A

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  • Angst
  • Adagio
  • Agita
  • Agog
  • Aloof
  • Apocalyptic
  • Art
  • Amok
  • Aplomb
  • Azure

Uncommon Words That Start With B

  • Bosom
  • Bedlam
  • Bond
  • Bumblebee
  • Blasphemy
  • Beanpole
  • Befuddled
  • Berserk
  • Bippy
  • Blob
  • Blockhead
  • Boing
  • Blubber
  • Bozo
  • Bamboozled
  • Bizarre
  • Bucolic
  • Bumpkin
  • Bupkis
  • Bonkers

Cool Short Words That Start With C

  • Crestfallen
  • Custom
  • Chasm
  • Conundrum
  • Clandestine
  • Cahoots
  • Chichi
  • Cockatoo
  • Claptrap
  • Capricious
  • Cuckoo
  • Coxcomb

Short Words That Start With D

  • Dimwit
  • Digital
  • Dwindling
  • Dillydally
  • Doldrums
  • Dastardly
  • Doodad
  • Diabolical
  • Deep
  • Dumbfounded

Cool Words That Start With E

  • Earwig
  • Exquisite
  • Effervescent
  • Eavesdrop
  • Egads
  • Equilibrium
  • Elixir
  • Egghead

Beautiful Words That Start With F

  • Fez
  • Fiasco
  • Form
  • Fishwife
  • Flimflam
  • Flippant
  • Flophouse
  • Force
  • Flotsam
  • Flyaway
  • Friend
  • Flyspeck
  • Fracas
  • Froufrou
  • Futz

Awesome Words That Start With G

  • G-force
  • Gasbag
  • Galactic
  • Gadfly
  • Gazebo
  • Gewgaw
  • Gimcrack
  • Gerrymandering
  • Gizmo
  • Glitch
  • Guffaw
  • Guru
  • Gumshoe

Cool Words That Start With H

  • Haboob
  • Hypnosis
  • Halfwit
  • Hear
  • Heyday
  • Hijinks
  • Hillbilly
  • Hokum
  • Hoodoo
  • Hyperbolic
  • Hoopla
  • Hotfoot
  • Hootbed
  • Hubbub
  • Humbug
  • Humdrum
  • Huzzah

Awesome Words That Start With I

  • Idiom
  • Incognito
  • Igloo
  • Ideas
  • Insidious
  • Indigo
  • Izzard
  • Ironclad

Short Words That Start With J

  • Jacuzzi
  • Jalopy
  • Jink
  • Jitney
  • Jubilee
  • Jujubes
  • Junket

Cool Words That Start With K

  • Kaput
  • Kibosh
  • Killjoy
  • Kleptomania
  • Kismet
  • Kowtow
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Kvetch

Short Words That Start With L

  • Languish
  • Lagoon
  • Lingo
  • Loco
  • Luminescence
  • Lover
  • Loofah
  • Light
  • Love
  • Loony
  • Lampoon

Awesome Words That Start With M

  • Misty
  • Mitigate
  • Mercurial
  • Madcap
  • Mayhem
  • Miasma
  • Miffed
  • Mishmash
  • Melancholy
  • Moocher
  • Mojo
  • Monsoon
  • Mufti
  • Muumuu

Inspiring Words That Start With N

  • Nimrod
  • Nabob
  • Nitwit
  • Nefarious
  • Noodge
  • Nature
  • Nudnik

Fun Words That Start With O

  • Oomph
  • Olg
  • Outfox
  • Onomatopoeia

Short Words That Start With P

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  • Pagoda
  • Post
  • Phosphorous
  • Peewee
  • Persnickety
  • Pellmell
  • Picturesque
  • Pogo
  • Plebeian
  • Pollex
  • Piffle

Cool Words That Start With Q

  • Quibble
  • Quality
  • Quintessential
  • Quirky
  • Quadrinomial

Fun Words That Start With R

  • Ragtag
  • Reptilian
  • Ransack
  • Rickrack
  • Riffraff
  • Rambunctious
  • Riposte
  • Ruckus
  • Ruffian
  • Rugrat
  • Rumpus

Short Words That Start With S

  • Serendipity
  • Sassy
  • Silhouette
  • Sabotage
  • Sashay
  • Statuesque
  • Serpentine
  • Sinister
  • Schlep
  • Stoicism
  • Sanctimonious
  • Slipshod
  • Sojourn
  • Scrupulous
  • Spellbind
  • Syzygy
  • Synergistic

Cool Words That Start With T

  • Teepee
  • Trapezoid
  • Travel
  • Tidbit
  • Tectonic
  • Totalitarian
  • Toady
  • Toadstool
  • Typhoon

Short Words That Start With U

  • Usurp
  • Upon
  • Ubiquitous
  • Uvula
  • Ululation
  • Umlaut

Cool Words That Start With V

  • Vertigo
  • Vermillion
  • Verve
  • Villainous
  • Volven
  • Viola

Short Words That Start With W

  • Whimsical
  • Wander
  • Whatsis
  • Whimsical
  • Word
  • Whoop
  • Whizbang
  • Widget
  • Woozy
  • Wizardry
  • Writer
  • Wigwam
  • Wiped
  • Wonky

Cool Words That Start With Y

  • Yo-Yo
  • Yahoo
  • Yokel
  • Yaeger
  • Yaffle

Cool Short Words That Start With Z

  • Zigzag
  • Zoom
  • Zydeco
  • Zephyr
  • Zaftig

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January Nelson

January Nelson

January Nelson is a writer, editor, and dreamer. She writes about astrology, games, love, relationships, and entertainment. January graduated with an English and Literature degree from Columbia University.