Pillar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fundamental principle or practice

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪlə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪlɚ/.

Examples

science eroded the pillars of superstition
the test tube held a column of white powder
a tower of dust rose above the horizon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tower column mainstay

Parts of Speech

noun	a fundamental principle or practice “science eroded the pillars of superstition”
noun	anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower “the test tube held a column of white powder”
noun	a prominent supporter “he is a pillar of the community”
noun	a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
noun	(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

Word Forms

columnar	adjective	having the form of a column
tower	verb	appear very large or occupy a commanding position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Säule

ein grundlegendes Prinzip oder eine grundlegende Praxis

🇫🇷French

pilier

un principe ou une pratique fondamentale

🇪🇸Spanish

pilar

un principio o práctica fundamental

🇮🇹Italian

pilastro

un principio o una pratica fondamentale

🇳🇱Dutch

pijler

een fundamenteel principe of praktijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

pilar

um princípio ou prática fundamental

🇷🇺Russian

столб

фундаментальный принцип или практика

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्तंभ

एक मौलिक सिद्धांत या अभ्यास

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তম্ভ

একটি মৌলিক নীতি বা অনুশীলন

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்

ஒரு அடிப்படைக் கொள்கை அல்லது நடைமுறை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్తంభము

ఒక ప్రాథమిక సూత్రం లేదా అభ్యాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्तंभ

एक मूलभूत तत्त्व किंवा सराव

🇮🇳Gujarati

આધારસ્તંભ

મૂળભૂત સિદ્ધાંત અથવા પ્રથા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಂಬ

ಮೂಲಭೂತ ತತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്തംഭം

ഒരു അടിസ്ഥാന തത്വം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രയോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੰਮ੍ਹ

ਇੱਕ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਜਾਂ ਅਭਿਆਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

ستون

ایک بنیادی اصول یا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支柱

基本原则或实践

🇯🇵Japanese

柱

基本的な原則または実践

🇰🇷Korean

기둥

기본적인 원칙이나 실천

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trụ cột

một nguyên tắc hoặc thực hành cơ bản

🇹🇭Thai

เสา

หลักการพื้นฐานหรือการปฏิบัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pilar

sebuah prinsip atau praktik mendasar

🇵🇭Filipino

haligi

isang pangunahing prinsipyo o kasanayan

🇲🇾Malay

tiang

prinsip atau amalan asas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عمود

مبدأ أو ممارسة أساسية

🇮🇷Persian

ستون

یک اصل یا عمل اساسی

🇹🇷Turkish

sütun

temel bir ilke veya uygulama

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַמוּד

עיקרון או פרקטיקה בסיסית

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