salute
/səˈlut/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
noun
A kiss, offered in salutation.
verb
To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something).
Example Sentences
- "The soldiers greeted the dignitaries with a crisp salute."
- "The Roman salute, in which the right arm was raised in a straight and perpendicular manner, had been adopted by D'Annunzio during his regency in Fiume. Like other rituals utilized by D'Annunzio, the salute became part of the rising fascist movement's symbolic patrimony and was inherited by Mussolini's government."
- "Like lines of perspective or the beams of searchlights at Nazi Party rallies that shone into the night sky where they met in an infinitely distant beyond, the arms and hands of those giving each other the Hitler salute forever approached each other but never joined."
- "And Kaszaat let out a shriek of pure anger, bursting forwards suddenly, flinging her hand up towards Drephos as though in salute."
- "[M]aking an apology which, not suspecting his intention, I did not understand, – he gave me a most ardent salute! I have seldom been more surprised. I had no idea of his taking such a freedom."
- "They saluted the flag as it passed in the parade."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin salūtō (“to greet; to wish health to”), from salūs (“greeting, good health”), related to salvus (“safe”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *solh₂-, salūtō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /səˈlut/
- British English: /səˈl(j)uːt/