midi

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪdi
• Homophones: middy, middie

Adjective

midi (not comparable)

1. Having a hemline at mid-calf length.

Noun

midi (plural midis)

1. A coat or skirt having such a hemline.

See also

• mini
• maxi

Anagrams

• imid, imid-

Etymology

From Old French mi (“middle”) + di (“day”), from Latin merīdiēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.di/

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Noun

midi m (plural midis)

1. noon, midday
2. south

   Synonym: sud

3. (specifically) southern France, the Midi

   Synonym: Midi

   • 1862, Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, I.1.i:

     Mais, après tout, les propos auxquels on mêlait son nom n'étaient peut-être que des propos; du bruit, des mots, des paroles; moins que des paroles, des palabres, comme dit l'énergique langue du midi.

Further reading

• “midi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʲiðʲi/

Noun

midi

1. genitive singular of mide

Mutation

Preposition

midi

1. Alternative form of mid

Noun

midi

1. skin

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975)

Alternative forms

• mi n

Etymology

From Old Norse miðja, Proto-Germanic *midjǭ and *midją (“middle”).

Noun

midi n, f (definite singular mije or mija, indefinite plural midi, definite plural mija or mijen)

1. waist