Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finis

/ˈfɪnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: fi-nis
IPA: /ˈfɪnɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of a book or other work: the end.

noun

Example Sentences

"He had gone through the work from the title-page to the finis at least forty times, and had just commenced it over again."
"Highly providential was the appearance on the scene of Corny Kelleher when Stephen was blissfully unconscious that, but for that man in the gap turning up at the eleventh hour, the finis might have been that he might have been a candidate for the accident ward, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English finis, from Latin fīnis (“end; limit”). Doublet of fin, fine, and finish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: finis, fīnis
Suffix: fini

Phrases

the end

Frequently Paired Words

the end

Synonyms

finale close closing curtain stopping point finish last conclusion

Rhymes With

guinness pinnace the be he we me she see three free -free

Questions

How do you pronounce finis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪnɪs/.
What does finis mean?: Of a book or other work: the end.
Where does finis come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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