Nearby Words
ɪsadverb
1.
without charge or payment; free: The manufacturer provided an extra set of coat buttons gratis.
adjective
2.
free; gratuitous.
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Gratis
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin grātīs freely, contraction of grātiīs with favors, graces (ablative plural of grātia grace)
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin grātīs freely, contraction of grātiīs with favors, graces (ablative plural of grātia grace)
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Example Sentences
- The education that my children got in public schools was gratis.
- One instance of this was the disappearance of the so-called gratis personnel.
- Gratis distribution of nets is already being applied successfully in several impoverished countries.
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Word Origin & History
gratis
1444, "for nothing, freely," from L. gratis, contraction of gratiis "for thanks," hence, "without recompense," abl. of gratiæ "thanks," pl. of gratia "favor."
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