Whilom

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having once been; former: the whilom editor in chief.
  • ad. Archaic At a past time; formerly.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. While.
  • ad. Once upon a time, formerly.
  • adj. Former; sometime, late.
  • conjunction. While.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. Formerly; once; of old; erewhile; at times.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • At times; by times.
  • Once; formerly; once upon a time.
  • While.
    • Word Usage
    "On reaching the Place de la Révolution, her looks turned towards the Jardin National, whilom Tuileries; her face at that moment gave signs of lively emotion."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    formerly    once    erewhile   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    well-loved    stipendiary    long-time    fourfooted    erstwhile    Whitman    taproom    surgeonfish    references/suggested    discomfit   
     
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.