Antonyms for semi

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : sem-ee, sem-ahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ

Definition of semi

Origin : before vowels sem-, word-forming element meaning "half, part, partly; partial, imperfect; twice," from Latin semi- "half," from PIE *semi- "half" (cf. Sanskrit sami "half," Greek hemi- "half," Old English sam-, Gothic sami- "half").
Old English cognate sam- was used in such compounds as samhal "poor health," literally "half-whole;" samsoden "half-cooked," figuratively "stupid" (cf. half-baked); samcucu "half-dead," literally "half-alive;" and the last survivor of the group, sandblind "dim-sighted" (q.v.). Common in Latin (e.g. semi-gravis "half-drunk," semi-hora "half hour," semi-mortuus "half-dead," semi-nudus "half-naked," semi-vir "half-man, hermaphrodite"). The Latin-derived form in English has been active in forming native words since 15c.

As in quasi : adj almost; to a certain extent
As in truck : noun wheeled vehicle for hauling
As in eighteen-wheeler : noun tractor trailer

Example sentences :

Clearly these should only be planted in wild and semi–wild places.
Extract from : « The Wild Garden » by William Robinson

Semi has had more success than I require, and considerably more than I expected.
Extract from : « Miss Eden's Letters » by Emily Eden

Semi can give him the former, and over the latter our future journey lies.
Extract from : « Buffalo Land » by W. E. Webb

Raising his hand in a semi salute, the man started into the woods.
Extract from : « The Clock Strikes Thirteen » by Mildred A. Wirt

It continues to be the resort of persons of every civilized, and almost every semi civilized, nation on the face of the earth.
Extract from : « Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 » by James Kennedy

He would have been quite content to go on in the old, semi- detached fashion, with not a thought for her.
Extract from : « A Bachelor Husband » by Ruby M. Ayres

Where the surface was hard and dense, Brewster found the refractive index to approach that of semi opal.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 » by Various

The embankment occupied the greater part of a semi detached bluff.
Extract from : « Omaha sociology (1884 N 03 / 1881-1882 (pages 205-370)) » by James Owen Dorsey

He jerked his arm free and continued walking—straight toward an oncoming 100-ton semi.
Extract from : « The Telenizer » by Don Thompson

He meant to parley, and such a departure from the savage methods of a semi–cannibal tribe was hitherto unheard of.
Extract from : « The Message » by Louis Tracy

Synonyms for semi

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