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All Polish words, A–Z

entuzjazm
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
epicki
Of or relating to an epic.
epiczny
Of or relating to an epic.
epidemia
(now, _, rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.
epidemiczny
(figurative) Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
epidemiologia
(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
Epifania
A en given name.
epigraf
An inscription, especially on a building.
epikureizm
(sometimes, _, proscribed) Synonym of hedonism, general pursuit of pleasure, particularly refined and knowledgeable enjoyment of good food, drink, and similar sensual pleasures.
epilepsja
(pathology) A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
epilog
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
epinefryna
(hormone, neurotransmitter, organic compound, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.
epitrachelion
(Eastern Orthodoxy) The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
epizod
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
epoka
(countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
epokowy
Of or pertaining to an epoch.
epopeja
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
epos
An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
epsilon
The fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ).
era
(countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
Erazm
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
erekcja
(uncountable) The act of building or putting up or together of something.
erem
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
eremita
A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
eremitorium
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
ergo
therefore (especially in syllogisms)
ergonomia
The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.]
ergonomiczny
Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.
ermitaż
A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
Ernest
A en given name; popular in the 19th century.
Ernestyna
A en given name.
erogenny
Sensitive to sexual arousal.
Eros
Physical love; sexual desire.
erotyczny
Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
erotyka
(uncountable) Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.
erotyzm
(uncountable) Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.
erpeg
(games) Initialism of roleplaying game.
erudycja
Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
Eryk
A en given name.
Eryka
A en given name.
erytema
Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation.
erzac
Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute.
es
(dice) A die face marked with a single dot, typically representing the number one.
eseista
One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
eseistka
One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
esej
(publishing) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
esemes
(countable) A text message sent using the short message service.
esemesować
To send a message on a cell phone via short message service.
esencja
The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
eskadron
(military, historical, army) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers.
eskalacja
An increase or rise, especially to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
eskalator
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
eskimoski
In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.
eskorta
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
esplanada
A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town.
espresso
A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
esquire
A male member of the gentry ranking below a knight.
ester
(organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom.
Estera
A en given name.
estetycznie
In an aesthetic manner; with a pleasing sensory effect.
estetyka
That which appeals to the senses.
estetyzm
That which appeals to the senses.
Estończyk
(countable, rare) Any person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.
Estonia
A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.
Estonka
(countable, rare) Any person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.
estoński
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.
estrada
A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.
estragon
A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
estrogen
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
estuarium
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
esz
(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)
eszelon
(military) A formation of troops, ships, aircraft, etc., in diagonal parallel rows. [from late 18th c.]
eszelonować
(transitive, military) To form troops into an echelon.
et al
And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.
eta
The seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
Etan
A en given name, of mostly American usage since the 18th century; popular in the 2000s.
etanol
(organic compound) A simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
etap
(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
etap podróży
A stage of a journey, race etc.
etażerka
(furniture) A freestanding set of shelves on which ornaments are displayed; an etagere.
etc.
And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.
Eter
(Greek god) One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of light, brother-husband of Hemera and grandson of Chaos.
eteryczny
Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
Etiopia
A country in East Africa.
etiopski
Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
Etna
An active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, between Messina and Catania.
etniczny
Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
etnologia
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them.
etola
A scarf-like garment, often made of fur.
etologia
(zoology) The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals.
etykieta
The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
etykietka
A name given to something or someone to categorise them as part of a particular social group.
etymologia
(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
etymon
(linguistics, philology) The original or earlier form of an inherited or borrowed word, affix, or morpheme either from an earlier period in a language's development, from an ancestral language, or from a foreign language.
eudajmonia
(ethics) In Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end.
Eufemia
A en given name.
eufemizacja
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar.
eufemizm
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar.
euforia
An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
euforyczny
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
Eufrat
A river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.
Eugenia
A en given name. Variant: Eugenie.
eugenika
(sociology, biology) A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with superior genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with inferior genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.
Eugeniusz
A en given name.
eukaliptus
Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
eunuch
A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
eurazjatycki
Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.
eureka
(idiomatic) The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.
eurodeputowana
(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.
eurodeputowany
(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.
europarlamentarzysta
(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.
europarlamentarzystka
(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.
europejski
Related to the European Union.
europoseł
(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.
europosłanka
(EU politics) Initialism of Member of the European Parliament.
Eurydyka
(Greek mythology) The name of various figures in Greek mythology.
Eustachiusz
A en given name.
Eustachy
A en given name.
eutanazja
The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.
event
A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
ewaluacja
(mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
ewangelia
The first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.
Ewangelia (wg św.) Jana
(biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
Ewangelia Łukasza
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
Ewangelia Marka
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Mark, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the second of the four gospels.
Ewangelia Mateusza
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
Ewangelia według świętego Mateusza
(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
ewangelicki
(Christianity) Protestant; specifically Lutheran and Calvinist churches in continental Europe as well as their offshoots in North America.
ewangeliczka
A member of an evangelical church.
ewangeliczny
(Christianity) Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
ewangelijny
(Christianity) Pertaining to the doctrines or teachings of the Christian gospel or Christianity in general.
ewangelik
A member of an evangelical church.
ewangelikalny
(Christianity) Pertaining to a movement in Protestant Christianity that stresses personal conversion and the authority of the Bible (evangelicalism).
ewangelista
(Bible) A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), usually capitalized (Evangelist).
ewentualnie
in an alternative way
ewidentnie
In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. [from 17th c.]
ewikcja
The act of evicting.
ewolucjonizm
(countable) Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
ewolucyjny
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
ewoluować
(chiefly, passive) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
ewoluta
(geometry) A curve comprising the centres of curvature of another curve.
ewolwenta
(geometry) A curve that cuts all tangents of another curve at right angles; traced by a point on a string that unwinds from a curved object.
Excalibur
(Arthurian legend) The legendary sword of King Arthur, having magical properties.
Exodus
(biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
exploit
(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.
ez
Free from; devoid of; without.
ez-
Free from; devoid of; without.
Ezechiel
A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
ezoteryczny
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest, or an enlightened inner circle.
ezoteryka
The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.

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