Military definition
Military is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare." It has 4 meanings, as an adjective and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective, noun
- Syllables
- 4
- Letters
- 8
- How common
- Everyday word
Military as an adjective
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
"military law"
characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military
"military uniforms"
associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
"military police"
Military as a noun
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"
Same sense: war machine, military machine, armed services, armed forces
Synonyms and antonyms
- war machine
- military machine
- armed services
- armed forces
Opposites: unmilitary, civilian.
How to say military
Military has 4 syllables and rhymes with very. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with military
- very
- secretary
- necessary
- primary
- harry
- secondary
- contemporary
- temporary
- ordinary
- marry
- scary
- extraordinary
MILITARY in word games
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Anagrams
- 1
Is MILITARY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check MILITARY in the word checker, or unscramble MILITARY to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.
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