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Definitions: Minus |
MinusAdjective1. On the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus". 2. Involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors". Noun1. An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "minus" was first used: 1480s. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Minus - Common: dash; ITU-T: hyphen; ITU-T: minus. Rare: INTERCAL: worm; option; dak; bithorpe. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: MinusSynonyms: negative (adj), subtraction (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: minuses (transportation). |
| Antonym: plus (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Absence | Adverb: without, minus, nowhere; elsewhere; neither here nor there; in default of; sans; behind one's back. |
Compensation | Adverb: in return, in consideration; but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding; nevertheless, nathless, none the less; although, though; albeit, howbeit; mauger; at all events, at any rate; be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be; after all is said and done; taking one thing with another; (average). |
Debt | In debt, in embarrassed circumstances, in difficulties; incumbered, involved; involved in debt, plunged in debt, deep in debt, over one's head in debt, over head and ears in debt; deeply involved; fast tied up; insolvent; (not paying); minus, out of pocket. |
Inferiority | Adjective: inferior, smaller; small; minor, less, lesser, deficient, minus, lower, subordinate, secondary; secondrate; (imperfect); sub, subaltern; thrown into the shade; weighed in the balance and found wanting; not fit to hold a candle to, can't hold a candle to. |
Loss | Shorn of, deprived of; denuded, bereaved, bereft, minus, cut off; dispossessed; rid of, quit of; out of pocket. |
Nonaddition Subtraction | Adverb: in deduction; Noun: less; short of; minus, without, except, except for, excepting, with the exception of, barring, save, exclusive of, save and except, with a reservation; not counting, if one doesn't count. |
Nonpayment | Adjective: not paying, non-paying, non-performing; in debt; behindhand, in arrear, behind in payments, in arrears; beggared; (poor); unable to make both ends meet, minus; worse than nothing; worthless. |
Shortcoming | Adjective: unreached; deficient; short, short of; minus; out of depth; perfunctory; (neglect). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Minus |
| English words defined with "minus": absorptance, absorption coefficient, Arctium minus ♦ book value ♦ Centaurium minus, coefficient of absorption ♦ give or take, gross profit, gross profit margin ♦ leave ♦ margin, margin of error, margin of safety, minus sign ♦ Negative sign ♦ physical value ♦ Quadrinomial ♦ reproduction cost ♦ safety margin, sign, Spirillum minus, subtraction ♦ The anharmonic function, Tropaeolum minus ♦ Unlike signs. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "minus": minus blue, minus infinity, minus red, minus stand. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "minus": minuscule, misfeasance. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Minus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (minus), Czech (drawback), Dutch (minus), Esperanto (minus), Faeroese (minus), German (bad point, deficit, disadvantage, less, minus, minus sign, negative, overdraft), Latin (cheap, fewer, insufficient, least, less, little, minus, not at all, not enough, not quite, not so well, small, smallest, so good, too, unimportant, very little), Norwegian (less), Polish (minus), Romanian (deficit, minus), Serbo-Croatian (minus), Swedish (minus). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | 200 degrees in the sunlight, minus 200 in the shade, canyons of razor-sharp rock, unpredictable gravitational conditions, unexpected eruptions, things like that. (Armageddon; writing credit: Robert Roy Pool; Jonathan Hensleigh) Okay. So, ten out of ten for style, but minus several million for good thinking, huh? (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd) Divided by the excellerated rotation of the earth, minus the frustration factor equalsVern, you're gonna save $53,000 on a $9,000 car. I don't know how them boys stay in business! (The Ernest Film Festival; writing credit: Georg Schiemann) But at least twenty-three percent of that will be returned to you, the taxpaying citizen -- minus of course state surcharges, subsidies, handling taxes, and dealer's prep. (The Wizard of Speed and Time; writing credit: Mike Jittlov) C minus! (That '70s Show; writing credit: Stacia Raymond) | |
Lyrics | My brother from anotha pop, minus one shot (Anything; performing artist: Jay-Z) Plus ten is fourteen minus one? (New Math; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Clever | Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Bonus og Minus (1964) D Minus (1998) Earth Minus Zero (1996) Minus One (1991) Clowns minus I (1976) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Plane table party locating a rock that bares only at a minus tide Combined operations party of C. G. Quillian. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Lizard minus tail. Credit: John Craig. |
 | Honoratissimo Domino Non Minus Virtute Sua,. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | He's in good shape -- just minus a few teeth!. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Arthur Schopenhauer | Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity. |
John Stuart Mill | If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | They desire the existing state of society minus its revolutionary and disintegrating elements. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | In manufacturing, cost of goods sold is defined to equal the starting inventory plus the cost of goods manufactured minus ending inventory. (references) | |
For retail companies, cost of goods sold is generally defined as the equivalent of starting inventory plus purchases minus ending inventory. (references) | ||
This ratio is generally calculated by dividing (net income before nonrecurring items minus preferred dividends) by the average common equity. (references) | ||
Economic History | Venezuela | The bolivar is allowed to fluctuate plus or minus 7.5 percent around a central parity. (references) |
Azerbaijan | In July 2001 the country won a BB minus long-term credit rating, an improvement over the 2000 rating. (references) | |
Sweden | On the minus side are high cost of labor, rigid labor legislation and the overall high costs in Sweden. (references) | |
Political Economy | URUGUAY | In 1997, Uruguay's risk rating for long-term debt issued in foreign currency was upgraded to BBB minus by Standard & Poor's, Duff & Phelps, and Europe's IBCA and to Baa3 by Moody's. (references) |
Cyprus | Since January 1, 1999, the Cyprus Pound (CP) has been pegged to the Euro at the central CP-Euro exchange rate of CP 1.00 to 1,7086 Euros, with a fluctuation band of plus or minus 2.25 percent. (references) | |
ITALY | Producer prices also accelerated from minus 0.3 percent in 1999 to 6.0 percent in 2000, because of higher prices for petroleum and other raw materials and of the strengthening of the dollar versus the euro. (references) | |
Trade | Botswana | The VAT can be refunded on export minus a one-and-a-half percent processing fee. (references) |
Laos | IF THE IMPORTERS CANNOT PROVIDE SUCH DOCUMENTS, THE CUSTOMS VALUATION WILL BE BASED ON DOMESTIC PRICE (THE SO-CALLED GENERAL PRICE), MINUS 15 PERCENT. (references) | |
Brazil | Up to 10 percent of production can be sold in the domestic market, and is subject to a duty of 75 percent ad valorem on the final price, minus the cost of imported inputs. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | GEOLOGY, n. The science of the earth's crust -- to which, doubtless, will be added that of its interior whenever a man shall come up garrulous out of a well. The geological formations of the globe already noted are catalogued thus: The Primary, or lower one, consists of rocks, bones or mired mules, gas-pipes, miners' tools, antique statues minus the nose, Spanish doubloons and ancestors. The Secondary is largely made up of red worms and moles. The Tertiary comprises railway tracks, patent pavements, grass, snakes, mouldy boots, beer bottles, tomato cans, intoxicated citizens, garbage, anarchists, snap-dogs and fools. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Minus" is generally used as a preposition (except "of") -- approximately 74.02% of the time. "Minus" is used about 1,857 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Preposition (except "of") | 74.02% | 1,375 | 5,811 |
| Noun (singular) | 25.93% | 481 | 12,374 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,857 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "minus" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Minus | Last name | 200 | 37,351 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "minus": a minus quantity ♦ Arctium minus ♦ blue minus luminance ♦ centaurium minus ♦ minus blue ♦ minus flag ♦ minus g ♦ minus infinity ♦ minus plate ♦ minus red ♦ minus sign ♦ minus stand ♦ minus tapping ♦ minus tree ♦ minus wire ♦ since time T equals minus infinity ♦ Spirillum minus ♦ three minus one equals two ♦ tropaeolum minus ♦ zero minus. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "minus": minus-green, minus-twenty-five. | |
Ending with "minus": a-minus, double-a-minus, triple-b-minus. | |
Containing "minus": tau-minus particle. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
minus | 75 | f lyrics minus | 5 |
bear minus | 64 | 1 minus x | 4 |
music minus one | 59 | lyrics minus | 4 |
f minus | 35 | band minus | 4 |
minus man | 29 | 8 minus | 4 |
bear lyrics minus | 21 | bear minus tab | 4 |
minus 5 | 20 | doc minus | 4 |
calorie minus | 17 | t minus | 4 |
minus one | 16 | minus mp3 | 4 |
x minus one | 13 | minus ted | 4 |
driver minus | 12 | minus track | 4 |
plus minus | 11 | b minus | 3 |
the minus five | 10 | minus one song | 3 |
c minus | 9 | minus mp3 one x | 3 |
calorie mint minus | 8 | arctium minus | 3 |
epsilon minus | 7 | minus mr | 3 |
minus plus record | 7 | minus sql | 3 |
a minus tide | 7 | epsilon ii mark minus | 3 |
8 minus vinegar | 5 | dvd minus plus | 3 |
labium minus | 5 | minus ph | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "minus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | minus, madhësi negative, shenjë '-', pa (less, sans, wanting, without), negativ (negative), e zbritjes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ناقص (amiss, bid, defective, deficient, deprecatory, faulty, imperfect, inchoate, incomplete, incorrect, insufficient, nude, odd, reducible, revoked, scant, sketchy, truncate, unfinished, wanting), سلبي (negative, passive, predatory, supine, unfavorable, unfavourable), علامة ناقص, إشارة الطرح, أقل (less, minimal, under), بدون (even, without). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Breton | nemet (only). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | отрицателен (negative, negatory, privative, subzero, uncomplitary, unfavorable, unfavourable), минус (less, negative sign), без (but for, less, out of, sans, wanting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 減去 (subtract), 减去 (Detract, Detracted, Detracting, subtract, subtracted, Subtracting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ménì (less, under), záporné znaménko, bez (elder, past, sans, without). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | varer købt på markedet og faktisk forbrugt i den pågældende periode af den enhed,som køber dem,dvs.løbende køb af varer plus værdien af varer udtaget fra begyndelseslageret og minus værdien af lignende varer,lagt på lager i løbet af den pågæl (goods bought on the market and actually consumed by the unit which buys them during the relevant period, plus the value of similar goods withdrawn from stocks existing at the beginning of the period and minus the value of similar goods added to stocks during the period), pancreas minus (pancreas minus), nettoboligarealet er defineret som:arealet af de udfoerte daek med fradrag af de arealer,som optages af mure,skillevaegge,trappeloeb,trappeskakte,kanaler og doere-og vinduesaabninger (door and windowsopenings, ducts, the living space to be taken into consideration is defined as follows:the area of the constructed floor minus that taken up by the main walls, the partitions, the width of the stair treads and the stairwell), negativ acceleration (foot-to-head acceleration, minus g, negative g). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | minus, min (affection, diminutive, fewer, less, little, love, small). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | minus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | minus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | منهای , منها, کمتر (Less, Lesser, Minor, Short), کم شدبا, علامت منفی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | miinus (less). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | moins. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | minus (bad point, deficit, disadvantage, less, minus sign, negative, overdraft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πλην (but, except). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מי וס, פחות (depreciation, devaluation, diminution, inferior, least, less, meagre, mediocre, reduction, scanty), סימן "חסור. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | mínusz (less, short), negatív (negative), nélkül (in the extreme, sans, scot-free, sine, there is no fire without smoke, wanting, without), kevesebb (less, lesser, short). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kurang (deficient, less). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | meno (apart from, as little as, except, fewer, least, less, not as ... as, not as much, not so, not so ... as, under, unless). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 引く (to play, to pull). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | マイナス , ひく (to attract, to captivate, to knock someone down, to play, to pull, to run somebody over, to saw), ふ (affix, append, captive, generally, giving to, instructor, music, negative, negative prefix, non, note, pawn, prisoner, refer to, score, slave, submitting to, tutor, un, victim, widely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 마이너스. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | loojey. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inusmay minus. (various references) minueto, menos (but, fewer, fewer than, least, less, less pollution, lesser, wanting, with the exception of), sem (lacklustre, out, outside diameter, wanting, without), quantidade negativa, o sinal menos, desprovido (destitute, devoid, naked, unfurnished, unprovided, wanting), de subtração. (various references) minus (deficit), lipsã (absence, blemish, dearth, default, defect, deficiency, demerit, destitution, drawback, failure, fault, gap, hardship, imperfection, lack, mistake, necessity, neediness, out, paucity, penury, poverty, privation, scantiness, scarceness, shortage, shortcoming, stinginess, stringency, vice, want), fãrã (besides, clear of, devoid of, ex, less, save, wanting, without). (various references) минус. (various references) minus, negativan (negative, resinous, reverse), nedostatak (blemish, defect, defiance, deficiency, demerit, failing, failure, fault, imperfection, lack, shortage, want). (various references) menos (apart from, besides, but, except, fewer, least, less, other than, smaller). (various references) minus-, minus, negativ (destructive, negative, negatory, privative). (various references) sıfırın altında (subzero), negatif (negative, negatory), eksik (defective, deficiency, deficient, gappy, imperfect, inadequate, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, lame, less, missing, missing part, out, ragged, scrimp, scrimpy, short, shortfall, shy, sketchy, skimp, skimpy, wanting), eksi (less, negative), aşağı (below, down, hedge, hypo-, inferior, infra, infra-, lower, lowly, on the right side of, sub-), çıktı (output, throughput), çıkarsa. (various references) minus (r) (below zero, minus sign, subzero). (various references) від'"мний (negative), негативний (negative, negatory), недолік (blemish, defect, deficiency, deficit, dereliction, disadvantage, drawback, failing, imperfection, infirmity, lapse, negative, objection, out, preterition, shortcoming, take off, vice, wrinkle), мінус (negative), без (ex, less, till, wanting, without). (various references) mất (defunct), trừ âm, không còn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | 2. la. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | minus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 20, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ou gar upesteilamhn tou mh anaggeilai umin pasan thn boulhn tou qeou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Non enim subterfugi quo minus adnuntiarem omne consilium Dei vobis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For Y fley not awey, that Y telde not to you al the counsel of God. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For I have kepte nothinge backe: but have shewed you all the counsell of God. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For I have not shunned to declare to you all the counsel of God. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For I have not kept back from you anything of the purpose of God. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 20, Verse 27 |
| Albanian | sepse nuk u tërhoqa prapa për të mos ju treguar gjithë këshillën e Perëndisë. |
| Cebuano | kay wala ko man ililong kaninyo ang tanang pagbulot-an sa Dios. |
| Croatian | jer nisam propustio navijestiti vam ništa od svega nauma Božjega." |
| Danish | thi jeg unddrog mig ikke fra at forkynde eder hele Guds Råd. |
| Dutch | Want ik heb niet achtergehouden, dat ik u niet zou verkondigd hebben al den raad Gods. |
| Finnish | Sillä minä en ole vetäytynyt pois julistamasta teille kaikkea Jumalan tahtoa. |
| French | car je vous ai annoncé tout le conseil de Dieu, sans en rien cacher. |
| German | denn ich habe euch nichts verhalten, daß ich nicht verkündigt hätte all den Rat Gottes. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen fè nou konnen tout plan travay Bondye a san m' pa kache nou anyen. |
| Hungarian | Mert nem vonogattam magamat, hogy hirdessem néktek az Istennek teljes akaratát. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tidak pernah saya lari dari tugas saya untuk menjelaskan kepada kalian seluruh rencana Allah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena tiada kusembunyikan apa-apa, melainkan kuberitakan kepadamu segenap kehendak Allah. |
| Italian | perché non mi sono sottratto al compito di annunziarvi tutta la volont di Dio. |
| Latvian | Jo es neesmu atturçjies sludinât jums visu Dieva prâtu. |
| Maori | Kihai hoki ahau i manawapa ki te kauwhau i te whakaaro katoa o te Atua ki a koutou. |
| Norwegian | for jeg holdt ikke noget tilbake, men forkynte eder hele Guds råd. |
| Portuguese | Porque não me esquivei de vos anunciar todo o conselho de Deus. |
| Rumanian | Cqci nu m`am ferit sq vq vestesc tot planul lui Dumnezeu. |
| Shuar | Nekaatarum, Ashí Yusa wakeramurin wisha penké úurtsuk ujakjarme. Tuma asamtai atumin Títiajtsan wakerajrume, Chikichík shuara Wakaní jinium wéakuisha wikia penké makuumashtatjai. |
| Spanish | porque no he rehuido el anunciaros todo el consejo de Dios. |
| Swahili | Kwa maana sikusita hata kidogo kuwatangazieni azimio lote la Mungu. |
| Swedish | Ty jag har icke undandragit mig att förkunna för eder allt Guds rådslut. |
| Uma | Apa' uma-a koro' mpo'uli' -kokoi omea patuju Alata'ala hi kita'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "minus": minuscule, minuscules, minuses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "minus": terminus. (additional references) | |
Words containing "minus": terminuses. (additional references) | |
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"Minus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aminus, Imus, inus, maenus, majus, manaus, Manouzi, manuf, Manush, Mbiyu, menius, Mensur, menues, menusc, menut, Migud, minasu, mindus, Minfu, mings, Minguzzi, minijs, minise, minkus, minnoes, Minois, minons, minou, Minox, minut, minuts, minxs, Miou, mirus, mitus, miu, mnu, Monju, monus, mundus, Mynos, Myung, Myzus, Nimue, ninous, Ninsun, ninus, ominum, ominus, Rinus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "minus" (pronounced mī"nus) |
| 4 | -ī" n u s | dryness, highness, shyness, sinus, slyness, wryness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, sickness, silliness, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: munis. | |
| Words within the letters "i-m-n-s-u" | |
-1 letter: muni, muns, nims. | |
-2 letters: ins, ism, mis, mun, mus, nim, nus, sim, sin, sum, sun, uns. | |
-3 letters: in, is, mi, mu, nu, si, um, un, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-m-n-s-u" | |
+1 letter: animus, cumins, linums, mucins, musing, muslin, nimbus, nudism. | |
+2 letters: alumins, amusing, bumkins, coniums, crinums, cummins, dinkums, immunes, impugns, indiums, inhumes, ioniums, manitus, minibus, miniums, minuets, minuses, minutes, mistune, moulins, mousing, muffins, muggins, muntins, mureins, murines, mushing, musings, muslins, mussing, musting, mutines, nimious, nudisms, ominous, omnibus, spuming, spumoni, summing, tsunami, unmixes, untrims, uranism. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 69 6E 75 73 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .. -. ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101001 01101110 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M i n u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0069 006E 0075 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4775808785 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Historic 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Usage Frequency 12. Names: Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Bible Trace 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Orthography 22. Bibliography |
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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation; Albaans, Albanies, Albaniese taal, shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, Albanyano, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanees, albanskt, albanialainen, Albanais, Albaneesk, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, arbnisht, arbërisht, albán, albanskur, albanska, AlbÚinis, albanese, 알"니아, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, Alapania, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець, for Albanian; Arabies, arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arábiskt, arabialainen, arabe, Arabysk, arabisch, αραβικόσ, ערבית, ערבי, arab, arabo, 아라비아, Arabish, arabir, arabic, арабский, Arapi, arapski, árabe, arabisk, าษาหรืออักขระอาหรับ, เกี่ยวกับอาระเบีย, arapça, arap, araplara özgü, арабська мова, арабський, tiếng A-rập, thuộc A-rập, for Arabic; breizhat, 不列"尼人, Breton, Bretone, 브리타니 사람, Britaanagh, Bretonagh, Britaanish, bretão, Llydaweg, for Breton; Bulgaars, Bulgaar, bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, Búlgaru, български, български език, българин, Bulgaryan, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarskt, bulgarialainen, Bulgaarsk, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bullgar, bolgár, bulgaro, 불가리아, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, Bułgar, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri, for Bulgarian; Sjinees, Chinees, kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, Chinu, китайски, Ininsik, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, kineser, kinesiskt, kinverskur, kiinalainen, Chinois, Sineesk, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, Kínverji, Sínis, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, Cina, Sheenish, Sheenagh, Hainamana, chines, Chińczyk, chinês, chinés, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, Saina, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, snesi, sneysi, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць, for Chinese; Tsjeggies, Tsjeg, çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, Checu, чешки, Sekoslovakyano, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tjekker, tjekke, Tsjech, Tsjechisch, tjekkiskt, t?ekkiläinen, tchèque, Tsjechysk, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, Τσέχος, cseh, ceco, 체", Sheckagh, Sheckish, Czech, chèc, ceh, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili, чех, чеська мова, чеський, чешка, người Séc tiếng Séc, for Czech; Deens, danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish; Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; الاسبرانتو لغة دولية, Esperantu, есперанто, 世界语, esperanton, espéranto, εσπεράντο, אספר טו, eszperanto, eszperantó, エスキモー犬 , エスペラント , эсперанто, Eseperano, esperanto, Kiesperanto, าษาที่ประ"ิษฐ์ขึ้นเพื่อใช้เป็น าษากลางในการสื่อสารระหว่างประเทศ ซึ่งรากศัพท์ส่วนใหญ่, esperanto dili, tiếng etperantô, for esperanto; 费罗族, føroyskur, färöisk, färöbo, for Faeroese; Farsi, Parsi, persiskt, Fasi, for Farsi; Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, |
