medium: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with M · ends with M
Meaning of medium
noun
The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass.
A format for communicating or presenting information.
A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro.
Listed forms: media, mediums.
Source: Wiktionary — medium.
noun
- especially, noun-from-verb, uncountable
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a large but larger than a small.
- countable, especially, noun-from-verb
An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
- countable, especially, noun-from-verb
One who fits an item of that size.
- Ireland, countable, dated, informal, noun-from-verb
A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).
Listed forms: mediums.
Source: Wiktionary — medium.
adj
- not-comparable, noun-from-verb
Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc.
- not-comparable, noun-from-verb
Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.
- especially, not-comparable, noun-from-verb
That is medium (the manufactured size).
- not-comparable, noun-from-verb, obsolete
Arithmetically average.
Source: Wiktionary — medium.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for medium.
adjective
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
noun
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
- culture medium
noun
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
noun
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
- mass medium
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is medium in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of medium
M(3) + E(1) + D(2) + I(1) + U(1) + M(3) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of medium
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from medium
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