Half definition
Half is a noun meaning "one of two equal parts of a divisible whole." It has 6 meanings, as a noun, an adjective and an adverb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Half as a noun
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
"half a loaf"
Same sense: one-half
one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
Half as an adjective
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
"a half chicken"
partial
"gave me a half smile"
(of siblings) related through one parent only
"a half brother"
Half as an adverb
partially or to the extent of a half
"he was half hidden by the bushes"
Synonyms and antonyms
- one-half
Opposite: whole.
How to say half
Half has 1 syllable and rhymes with staff. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with half
- staff
- laugh
- behalf
- photograph
- graph
- paragraph
- telegraph
- calf
- autograph
- giraffe
- monograph
- flagstaff
HALF in word games
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Anagrams
- 0
Is HALF a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check HALF in the word checker, or unscramble HALF to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.