Dictionary › Y › y

y

1 syllable
Quick answer

As a noun, y means a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals.

Meanings of y

2 meanings

noun

  1. A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

    Similar: yttrium, atomic number 39
  2. The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

    Similar: wye

Abbreviation of year.
Abbreviation of youth, usually followed by an age appropriate for the content so marked.
Abbreviation of yes.

adverb

Abbreviation of why.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth m…
yttriumatomic number 39
noun: the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

Words that rhyme with y

All rhymes →

For word games

y4
Scrabble & Words With Friends: not in the standard word list4 points before bonuses.1 letters.
Unscramble these letters

Nearby words