sil

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noun

A yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times.

OriginLatin sil →
Less commonScrabble 3
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Meanings

sil1

nounsil (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times.

    Indeed, Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder attest that in Greece ochra was the name of the yellow quality, corresponding to what the Romans called sil.

    2017, Pier Luigi Tucci, The Temple of Peace in Rome, page 278

SIL2

nounSIL (plural SILs)

plural SILs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of sibling-in-law.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of sister-in-law.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of safety integrity level.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Summer Institute of Linguistics.

Sil3

proper noun
  1. A male given name.

Origin

  1. Latinsil“a kind of yellow earth, ochre”
  2. Englishsil

From Latin sil (“a kind of yellow earth, ochre”).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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