auxiliary

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Helping; giving assistance or support.
2. (not-comparable) Supplementary or subsidiary.
3. (not-comparable) Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
4. (not-comparable) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
5. (not-comparable) Relating to an auxiliary verb.

Noun

1. A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
2. A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of auxiliary verb.
4. A marching band color guard.

Synonyms

subsidiary

ancillary

assistant

supplementary

accessory

secondary

adjuvant

additional

adjunct

supplemental

helper

aide

auxiliary verb

aid

helpful

subordinate

collateral

help

accessorial

attached

𐐫𐐿𐑅𐐮𐑊𐐨𐐯𐑉𐐨

support

subservient

appurtenant

aided

contributory

extra

helping verb

dependent

assistance

side

helpmate

annexed

helping

incidental

beneficial

benefactor

belonging

backers

adjunctive

backer

helpers

attender

attendant

acolyte

handler

gulp

associated

affiliated

enclosed

Translations

auxiliaire

auxiliar

auxiliar

ausiliare

auxiliar

ausiliario

yardımcı

βοηθητικός

adicional

sussidiario

hulp-

unterstützend

aide

bijkomend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːɡˈzɪl(j)əɹi/

Etymology

From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).