Meanings
noundenarius (plural denarii or denariuses)
plural denarii · plural denariuses
- Ancient RomehobbiesA small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.
2007, Philip Matyszak, Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day (title of the book)
1 more example
"Sorry, I thought you were Aurel. He owes me a denarius. Have you seen him?"
1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 146
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek δηνάριον
- δηνάριον (dēnárion)silver coin
Arabic دِينَار
- دِينَار (dīnār)silver coin
Catalan denari
- denarisilver coin
Chinese Mandarin 迪納厄斯 /迪纳厄斯
- 迪納厄斯 /迪纳厄斯 (dínà'èsī)silver coin
Esperanto denaro
- denarosilver coin
Finnish denaari
- denaarisilver coin
French denier
- deniersilver coin
German Denar
- Denarsilver coin
Greek δηνάριο
- δηνάριο (dinário)silver coin
Italian denario
- denariosilver coin
Japanese デナリウス, デナリ
- デナリウス (denariusu)silver coin
- デナリ (denari)silver coin
- デナリオン (denarion)silver coin
Latin dēnārius
- dēnāriussilver coin
Persian دینار
- دینار (dinâr)silver coin
Polish denar
- denarsilver coin
Portuguese denário
- denáriosilver coin
Russian дина́рий, дена́рий
- дина́рий (dinárij)silver coin
- дена́рий (denárij)silver coin
- дина́р (dinár)silver coin
Spanish denario
- denariosilver coin
Swahili dinari
- dinarisilver coin
Tagalog denaryo
- denaryosilver coin
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
denarius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denarius
MLA
“denarius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denarius. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denarius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denarius.
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