Definition of others Others

/ʌˈðɚz/ - [utherz] -

We found 7 definitions of others from 2 different sources.

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What does others mean?

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  • others (Noun)
    Plural of other.
  • others (Noun)
    Other people.
  • others (Noun)
    Those remaining after one or more people or items have left, or done something else, or been excluded.

Part of speech

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  • others, noun, plural of other.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

other, otherer, otherest

other - not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction"
  same unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever"
  separate separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"
  otherness, distinctness, separateness the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
  different differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it"
  another, some other any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day"
  different differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it"
  new unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"
  opposite of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
  opposite of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
  opposite of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
other - very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
  strange, unusual not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"
other - recently past; "the other evening"
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • other (conj.)
    Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).
  • other (pron. & a.)
    Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second of two.
  • other (pron. & a.)
    Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side of a river.
  • other (pron. & a.)
    Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection with every; as, every other day, that is, each alternate day, every second day.
  • other (pron. & a.)
    Left, as opposed to right.
  • other (adv.)
    Otherwise.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • other
    The one not previously referred to.
  • other
    Not the same.
  • other
    A few (days, years, etc.) ago.
  • other
    Remaining from a group of two or more.
  • other
    Other than, otherwise.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • other
    uth′ėr, adj. and pron. different, not the same: additional: second of two.—adj. Oth′erguess=Othergates.—n. Oth′erness.—advs. Oth′erwhere, elsewhere; Oth′erwhile, Oth′erwhiles, at other times: sometimes; Oth′erwise, in another way or manner: by other causes: in other respects.—conj. else: under other conditions.—Every other, each alternate; Rather ... than otherwise, rather than not; The other day, on some day not long past, quite recently. [A.S. other; cf. Ger. ander, L. alter.]

Part of speech

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  • other, noun, singular of others.
  • other, adjective, not comparable.

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