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- [mes-ij]
- /ˈmɛs ɪdʒ/
- /ˈmesɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mes-ij]
- /ˈmɛs ɪdʒ/
Definitions of message word
- noun message a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means. 1
- noun message an official communication, as from a chief executive to a legislative body: the president's message to Congress. 1
- noun message Digital Technology. a post or reply on an online message board. 1
- noun message the inspired utterance of a prophet or sage. 1
- noun message the point, moral, or meaning of a gesture, utterance, novel, motion picture, etc. 1
- noun message Computers. a warning, permission, etc., communicated by the system or software to the user: an error message; a message to allow blocked content. 1
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Origin of message
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Old French < Vulgar Latin *missāticum, equivalent to Latin miss(us) sent (past participle of mittere to send) + -āticum -age
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Parts of speech for Message
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
message popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
message usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for message
noun message
- information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- word — Microsoft Word
- directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- memo — memorandum.
Antonyms for message
noun message
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
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