finis
/'fainis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The concluding part of any performance or event: "Finis" refers specifically to the very end or conclusion of something, such as a show, book, or period.
- The temporal end; the concluding time: It denotes the final point in time when something stops or is completed.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The actor took a bow at the finis of the play.
- With the signing of the treaty, the war reached its finis.
Advanced Usage
- "Finis" as a formal or literary marker: Traditionally, the word "finis" was used at the end of books or manuscripts to indicate the conclusion.
- The old manuscript had the word finis written in elegant script on the final page.
Variants and Related Words
- Finish (noun/verb): A more common synonym meaning the end of something or to complete something.
- They reached the finish line.
- Conclusion (noun): The end or finish of an event, process, or text.
- End (noun): The final part of something.
Synonyms
- End
- Conclusion
- Close
- Completion
- Termination
Antonyms
- Beginning
- Start
- Commencement
- Inception
- Opening
Notes on Usage
- Formality and Rarity: "Finis" is a somewhat archaic or highly formal/literary term. In modern English, "finish," "end," or "conclusion" are far more commonly used.
- Context: It is most often encountered in historical texts, classic literature, or used deliberately for stylistic effect to evoke a sense of finality or old-fashioned elegance.
Noun
- the concluding part of any performance
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- 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