mid

¹mid

adj \ˈmid\

Definition of MID

1

: being the part in the middle or midst <in mid ocean> —often used in combination <mid-August>

2

: occupying a middle position

3

of a vowel : articulated with the arch of the tongue midway between its highest and its lowest elevation

— mid adverb

Examples of MID

1. the mid to late 1700s
2. <her mid molar will have to be extracted and replaced by a bridge>

Origin of MID

Middle English, from Old English midde; akin to Old High German mitti middle, Latin medius, Greek mesos

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to MID

Synonyms: central, halfway, intermediary, intermediate, medial, median, mediate, medium, middle, midmost

Antonyms: extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost

Related Words: equidistant; inmost, inner, innermost, nearest; betwixt and between, borderline, gray (also grey), in-between

Near Antonyms: outer, peripheral

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Rhymes with MID

bid, fid, gid, grid, hid, id, kid, Kidd, lid, quid, rid, skid, squid, SQUID, whid