Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plus

/ˈplʌs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables: plus
IPA: /ˈplʌs/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

And; sum of the previous one and the following one.

prep

With; having in addition.

Colloquial

conj

And also; in addition; besides (which).

noun

A positive quantity.

noun

An asset or useful addition.

noun

A plus sign: +.

noun

Abbreviation of LGBT+

adj

Being positive rather than negative or zero.

Example Sentences

"Two plus two equals four."
"A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen."
"I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred euros in spending money!"
"Let's go home now. It's late, plus I'm not feeling too well."
"The figures show a plus."
"But the pluses far outweigh the criticisms."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈplʌs/
British English: /ˈplʌs/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

pluses (plural) plusses (plural) pluss (present, singular) plusses (present, singular) plusing (participle, present) plussing (participle, present) plused (participle, past) plused (past) plussed (participle, past) plussed (past)

Derived Forms

PALplus softplus

Phrases

11-plus examination A plus check plus China plus one comedy equals tragedy plus time confirm plus chop cost plus double-plus-good

Frequently Paired Words

add addition times like

Synonyms

North-South Expressway PLUS Highway PLUS Expressway and asset plus sign being positive rather than negative zero advantageous good positive

Antonyms

minus liability minus sign negative bad disadvantageous

Rhymes With

us thus bus discuss gus russ fuss truss rus sus pus cus

Questions

How do you pronounce plus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplʌs/.
What does plus mean?: And; sum of the previous one and the following one.
Where does plus come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūsbor. English plus Borrowed from Latin plūs (“more”).

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