Finis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the temporal end; the concluding time

the concluding part of any performance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪniz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪniz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪniz/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪniz/.

Examples

the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
the market was up at the finish
they were playing better at the close of the season

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

closing curtain finale stopping point close finish conclusion last

Parts of Speech

noun	the temporal end; the concluding time “the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell”
noun	the concluding part of any performance

Word Forms

finish	verb	cause to finish a relationship with somebody
close	verb	come to a close

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fertig

das zeitliche Ende; die Schlusszeit

🇫🇷French

fini

la fin temporelle ; l'heure finale

🇳🇱Dutch

klaar

het tijdelijke einde; de afsluitende tijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

final

o fim temporal; o tempo de conclusão

🇷🇺Russian

конец

временной конец; заключительное время

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इति

अस्थायी अंत; समापन समय

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিনিস

টেম্পোরাল শেষ; সমাপ্তির সময়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃபினிஸ்

தற்காலிக முடிவு; முடிவு நேரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్తి

తాత్కాలిక ముగింపు; ముగింపు సమయం

🇮🇳Marathi

फिनिस

ऐहिक शेवट; समारोपाची वेळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિનિસ

ટેમ્પોરલ અંત; સમાપ્તિ સમય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಿನಿಸ್

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಅಂತ್ಯ; ಮುಕ್ತಾಯದ ಸಮಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിനിസ്

താൽക്കാലിക അവസാനം; സമാപന സമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਨਸ

ਅਸਥਾਈ ਅੰਤ; ਸਮਾਪਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

فنس

عارضی اختتام؛ اختتامی وقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

结束

时间的终结；结束时间

🇯🇵Japanese

終わります

一時的な終わり。終わりの時間

🇰🇷Korean

피니스

일시적인 끝; 마무리 시간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kết thúc

sự kết thúc tạm thời; thời gian kết thúc

🇹🇭Thai

จบ

จุดสิ้นสุดชั่วขณะ; เวลาสรุป

🇮🇩Indonesian

akhir

akhir sementara; waktu penutup

🇵🇭Filipino

tapos na

ang temporal na katapusan; ang oras ng pagtatapos

🇲🇾Malay

selesai

akhir sementara; masa penamat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النهاية

النهاية الزمنية؛ الوقت الختامي

🇮🇷Persian

پایانی

پایان زمانی؛ زمان پایان

🇹🇷Turkish

son

zamansal son; sonuç zamanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פיניס

הסוף הזמני; זמן הסיום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'finis'?

The primary meaning of 'finis' is 'the temporal end; the concluding time'.

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Using 'finis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'finis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'finis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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