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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From pluizen.
Noun
pluis n (plural pluizen, diminutive pluisje n)
- (uncountable) fluff, soft hairs
- (countable, esp. diminutive) a piece of fluff or lint, a fluffball
- (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)
- 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
- second-person singular present active indicative of pluō