What does "meld" mean?
The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
Meld
/mɛld/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
- Grammar: meld is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: add, addition, affiliation, agglomeration.
- Useful contrasts: conceal, discard, disjoin.
- Usage evidence: Your religion does not really meld with nature.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The result of multiple things being combined together; a blend.
- 2 Especially in games of the rummy family: a combination of playing cards which is announced or played to score points.
"The realization that Istra was in the room made him forget most of his melds at pinochle; […]"
- 3 a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank wordnet
Verb
- 1 To combine (multiple things) together; to blend, to fuse. transitive
"One can meld copper and zinc together to form brass."
- 2 Especially in games of the rummy family:; To announce or play (a combination of playing cards) and thus score points. transitive
- 3 mix together different elements wordnet
- 4 To combine, to blend, to fuse. intransitive
- 5 Especially in games of the rummy family:; To announce or play a combination of playing cards and thus score points. intransitive
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- 6 lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually wordnet
- 7 announce for a score; of cards in a card game wordnet
Antonyms
Example
"Your religion does not really meld with nature."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "meld"?
Common synonyms include: add, addition, affiliation, agglomeration, aggregation, agreement.
How do you use "meld" in a sentence?
Your religion does not really meld with nature.
How do you pronounce "meld"?
Pronounced /mɛld/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
The verb is probably derived: * from a blend of melt + weld; or * from melled (“blended; mingled”), the past participle of mell. The noun is derived from the verb. Compare also melting pot.
Etymology 2
The verb is probably borrowed from Dutch melden (“to announce; to let (someone) know, report; (specifically) to declare in a card game”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *melþōn (“to announce, declare; to inform”), and Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ- (“to ask; to pray; to speak”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Dutch melden * Old English meldian (“to announce, declare; to inform, notify”) (Middle English melden (“to accuse, inform against; to announce, declare”))