meanwhile
English
/ˈmiːnwaɪl/, /ˈmiːnhwaɪl/
noun
Definitions
- The time between two events.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English menewhile compound from English mean (lowly, base, signify, common) + English while.
Origin
English
while
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwhile English
- bemean English
- demean English
- erewhile English
- erstwhile English
- geomean English
- handwhile English
- intermean English
- mean English
- meanable English
- meanest English
- meaneth English
- meanie English
- meaning English
- meanish English
- meanless English
- meanling English
- meanly English
- meanness English
- meanship English
- meantime English
- meantone English
- meany English
- mismean English
- nowhile English
- otherwhile English
- semimean English
- somewhile English
- therewhile English
- trimean English
- umwhile English
- unmean English
- whaddayamean English
- while English
- whilemeal English
- whilend English
- whilere English
- whiles English
- whilst English
- worthwhile English
- hwīl Old English
- menen Middle English
- menewhile Middle English
- while-løkke Danish
- mên Welsh
- mean
- while
- meany
- bemean
- whiles
- meanly
- unmean
- demean
- meanie
- whilst
- meanest
- geomean
- umwhile
- meanish
- meaneth
- nowhile
- trimean
- mismean
- whilend
- meaning
- whilere
- meanness
- meantime
- meanless
- semimean
- meanable
- meanship
- erewhile
- meanling
- meantone
- intermean
- whilemeal
- handwhile
- somewhile
- erstwhile
- worthwhile
- otherwhile
- afterwhile
- therewhile
- whaddayamean