GUI

G2U1I1
/ˈdʒiːjuːaɪ//ˈɡuː.i/

proper noun

A surname from Mandarin.

Similar
graphical user interface
OriginMandarin 媯 /妫 →
CommonScrabble 4
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Meanings

GUI1

nounGUI (plural GUIs)

plural GUIs

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of graphical user interface.

Gui2

proper nounGui (plural Guis)

plural Guis

  1. historicalA surname from Mandarin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device

Similar
graphical user interface
Broader
interfaceuser interface
Also see
graphical user interface

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Mandarin媯 /妫
  2. EnglishGui

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 媯 /妫 (Guī). Doublet of Kuei.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 媯 /妫
  • 媯 /妫 (Guī)Translations
Esperanto GUI
  • GUIacronym of graphical user interface
German GUI
  • GUIacronym of graphical user interface
Greek ΓΠΔ
  • ΓΠΔacronym of graphical user interface
Korean GUI
  • GUIacronym of graphical user interface
Polish GUI
  • GUIacronym of graphical user interface
Portuguese GUI
  • GUIacronym of graphical user interface
Turkish GKA
  • GKAacronym of graphical user interface

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with GUI

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Sounds the same

gooey

Anagrams

Igu
Cite this entry
APA

GUI. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GUI

MLA

“GUI.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GUI. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “GUI,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GUI.

Source: GUI on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.