Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vis

/vɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: vis
IPA: /vɪs/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Force; energy; might; power.

noun

Abbreviation of viscount.

noun

Alternative spelling of viss.

adj

Clipping of visual.

verb

Clipping of visualize.

noun

Clipping of visualization.

noun

Clipping of visual.

noun

Clipping of visibility.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vīsbor. English vis Borrowed from Latin vīs.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: வீசை, వీసె, Vis, Lissa

Inflected Forms

vires (plural) visses (plural) viz (alternative) vises (present, singular) vising (participle, present) vised (participle, past) vised (past) vises (plural)

Phrases

vis absoluta vis activa vis a tergo vis comica vis compulsiva vis impressa vis inertiae vis major

Frequently Paired Words

vim virial

Homonyms

viss

Rhymes With

this miss chris kiss swiss piss dismiss bliss dis kris sis mis

Questions

How do you pronounce vis?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪs/.
What does vis mean?: Force; energy; might; power.
Where does vis come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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