pluis

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plœy̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: pluis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

From pluizen.

Noun

pluis n (plural pluizen, diminutive pluisje n)

  1. (uncountable) fluff, soft hairs
  2. (countable, esp. diminutive) a piece of fluff or lint, a fluffball
  3. (botany, agriculture) pedicel with flower; sessile (side branch with flower)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Adjective

pluis (used only predicatively, not comparable)

  1. in order, savory, right, proper
    Ik weet niet zeker of zijn zaken echt wel zo pluis zijn.I am not sure if his business is really all that savory.
Usage notes

Used mostly negatively, as niet pluis.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

pluis

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of pluō