addition

addition is a 8-letter English word with 12 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.
2. noun. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.
3. noun. That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.
4. noun. A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
5. noun. A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.
6. noun. Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement.
7. noun. the act of adding one thing to another

   "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"

   "the addition of a leap day every four years"

8. noun. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers

   "the summation of four and three gives seven"

   "four plus three equals seven"

   Synonyms: plus, summation

9. noun. a component that is added to something to improve it

   "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"

   "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"

   Synonyms: improver

10. noun. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
11. noun. something added to what you already have

    "the librarian shelved the new accessions"

    "he was a new addition to the staff"

    Synonyms: accession

12. noun. a quantity that is added

    "there was an addition to property taxes this year"

    "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks"

    Synonyms: gain, increase

Synonyms

plus, summation, improver, accession, gain, increase

Common word forms

additions, additional

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