medium

medium is a 6-letter English word with 21 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 21 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean.
2. noun. See Mean.
3. noun. The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection.
4. noun. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted.
5. noun. An average.
6. noun. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See Paper.
7. noun. The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.
8. adjective. Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength.
9. noun. an occupation for which you are especially well suited

   "in law he found his true metier"

   Synonyms: metier

10. noun. an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
11. noun. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
12. noun. (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
13. noun. the surrounding environment

    "fish require an aqueous medium"

14. noun. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

    "he consulted several mediums"

    Synonyms: sensitive, spiritualist

15. noun. a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position

    "a happy medium"

16. noun. an intervening substance through which something is achieved

    "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"

17. noun. (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
18. noun. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
19. noun. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
20. adjective. (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
21. adjective. around the middle of a scale of evaluation

    "an orange of average size"

    "intermediate capacity"

    Synonyms: average, intermediate

Synonyms

metier, sensitive, spiritualist, average, intermediate

Common word forms

mediums, mediumly, mediumize

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