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- [meyn]
- /meɪn/
- /meɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyn]
- /meɪn/
Definitions of main word
- adjective main chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan. 1
- adjective main sheer; utmost, as strength or force: to lift a stone by main force. 1
- adjective main of or relating to a broad expanse: main sea. 1
- adjective main Grammar. syntactically independent; capable of use in isolation. Compare dependent (def 4), independent (def 14), main clause. 1
- adjective main Nautical. of or relating to a mainmast. noting or pertaining to a sail, yard, boom, etc., or to any rigging belonging to a mainmast. noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mainmast: main topmast stay. 1
- adjective main Obsolete. having or exerting great strength or force; mighty. having momentous or important results; significant. 1
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Origin of main
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English meyn, mayn strength, power, Old English mægen, cognate with Old Norse megin(n), megn strength; (adj.) Middle English mayn, partly < Old Norse megenn, megn strong, partly independent use of Old English mægen (noun) taken as an adj. in compounds, as in mægen-weorc, literally, work of might
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Parts of speech for Main
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
main popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
main usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for main
adj main
- prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- major — Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- preeminent — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
noun main
- conduit — A conduit is a small tunnel, pipe, or channel through which water or electrical wires go.
- cable — A cable is a thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering, which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals.
- duct — any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- trough — a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to hold water or food for animals.
- trunk — the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
adjective main
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- focal — of or relating to a focus.
- highest — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- principal — first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
Antonyms for main
adj main
- minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
adjective main
- extra — Added to an existing or usual amount or number.
noun main
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- flapper — something broad and flat used for striking or for making a noise by striking.
- upper arm — the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
- surfeit — excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking.
- arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.
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