Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nexus

/ˈnɛksəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: nex-us
IPA: /ˈnɛksəs/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form or state of connection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form or state of connection.

Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A connected group; a network, a web.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A centre or focus of something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sunday's election pits Move Forward and the billionaire Shinawatra family's Pheu Thai against ruling parties backed by a nexus of old money, conservatives and generals with influence over key institutions involved in two decades of upheaval in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy."
"More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin nectō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin nexusbor. English nexus From Latin nexus (“connection, nexus; act of binding, tying or fastening together; something which binds, binding, bond, fastening, joint; legal obligation”), from nectō (“to attach, bind, connect, fasten, tie; to interweave; to relate; to unite; to bind by obligation, make liable, oblige; to compose, contrive, devise, produce”, supine stem nex-) + -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: nexus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɛksəs/
British English: /ˈnɛksəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nexuses (plural) nexusses (plural) nexi (hypercorrect, plural) nexii (misconstruction, plural)

Derived Forms

nexal perinexus

Phrases

nexus flip nexus flipping

Synonyms

bond junction link tie combination composite conjunction fusion juncture melding merger unification

Rhymes With

texas lexus plexus lexis amplexus

Questions

How do you pronounce nexus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛksəs/.
What does nexus mean?: A form or state of connection.
Where does nexus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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