Moment definition

Moment as a noun

1. a particular point in time

   "the moment he arrived the party began"

   Same sense: second, minute, instant

2. an indefinitely short time

   "wait just a moment"

   Same sense: second, bit, minute, mo

3. at this time

   "she is studying at the moment"

   Same sense: here and now, present moment

4. having important effects or influence

   "virtue is of more moment than security"

   Same sense: import, consequence

5. a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

6. the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

Synonyms and antonyms

• second definition
• minute
• instant
• bit definition
• mo
• here and now
• present moment
• import
• consequence

All synonyms of moment, sense by sense

How to say moment

Moment has 2 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

MOMENT in word games

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

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Anagrams

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