vis

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/vɪs/

noun

Force; energy; might; power.

OriginLatin vīs ← Proto-Italic *wīs ← Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs →
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

vis1

nounvis (plural vires)

plural vires

  1. Force; energy; might; power.

vis2

noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of viscount.

vis3

nounvis (plural visses)

plural visses

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of viss.

vis4

adjectivevis (not comparable)

alternative viz

  1. abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of visual.
verbvis (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle vising, simple past and past participle vised)

present singular third person vises · participle present vising · participle past vised · past vised · alternative viz

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of visualize.
nounvis (plural vises)

plural vises · alternative viz

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of visualization.
  2. abbreviationclippingClipping of visual.
  3. abbreviationclippingClipping of visibility.

Vis5

proper noun
  1. A town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It has a population of 1,934 residents (as of 2011)
  2. An island of the Adriatic Sea.

VIs6

noun
  1. pluralplural of VI

Origin

vis · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wéyHs
  2. Proto-Italic*wīs
  3. Latinvīs
  4. Englishvis

Borrowed from Latin vīs.

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vis · noun

  1. Teluguవీసె
  2. Tamilவீசை
  3. Englishvis

From Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse).

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Vis · proper noun

  1. ItalianLissa
  2. Serbo-CroatianVis
  3. EnglishVis

From Serbo-Croatian Vis, from Italian Lissa.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 維斯島 /维斯岛
  • 維斯島 /维斯岛 (Wéisīdǎo)island in the Adriatic Sea
Greek Βις, Ίσσα
  • Βις (Vis)island in the Adriatic Sea
  • Ίσσα (Íssa)island in the Adriatic Sea
Italian Lissa
  • Lissaisland in the Adriatic Sea
Latin Issa
  • Issaisland in the Adriatic Sea

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vis

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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