semi

Meaning

Noun

1. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, informal) A semi-detached house.
2. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US) A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
3. (informal) A semifinal.
4. (slang) A partial erection of the penis.
5. (slang) A semiautomatic firearm.

Adv

Somewhat; to some extent.

Synonyms

half

semitrailer

trucking rig

articulated lorry

🚛

partly

rig

semifinal

trailer truck

tractor trailer

middle

moderate

near

partial

partially

semi-

quasi

apply correspondingly

rule

semi-detached

being proportionate to

aim

conforming to

correspond to

standard

duplex

fraction

associate

halfway

level

Translations

mezzo

μισό

metà

Doppelhaushälfte

semi

semifinal

tràiler

نصف

Doppelhaus

zur Hälfte

halb…

اشباه

Hälfte

ημι

camió articulat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛmi/

Etymology

The prefix semi- (from Latin) used as a noun.