demi
/dəˈmiː/
demi noun: a fifty pence piece. Also the alternative spelling of demy.
Noun (1)
demi (plural demis)
- A fifty pence piece.
- A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters of fluid, half the volume of a standard bottle; a split.
- A small glass used chiefly in France (especially for beer) holding 250 milliliters.
- The place was empty save for a big man who was sitting opposite drinking a demi of dark beer.1928, Jean Rhys, Quartet, Penguin, published 2000, page 34
- A croque-monsieur will set you back €6, a steak €12.50, and a demi of Stella €3.2012, Time Out Paris, London: Time Out Guides, →ISBN, page 234
Noun (2)
demi (plural demis)
- A member of the demimonde; a woman maintained by a wealthy man.
- It’s not every one who can distinguish between a demi and a duchess.1923, Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links
Adjective
demi (comparative more demi, superlative most demi)
- Demisexual.
- “[...] I totally think she's demi.” “What?” “Demisexual? She only likes fucking people she's in love with, whereas I,” Maddie said, moving closer to Jordan, “like fucking anything and anyone. Everyone has such hang-ups about sex, it's like pathetic, you know? We are just, like, totally animals...2017, Tayari Jones, Atlanta Noir, →ISBN
Proper noun capitalized: Demi
Demi
- A female given name, a diminutive of Demetria introduced into English in the 1990s by the actress Demi Moore.
Also used as
demi is also the alternative spelling of demy.
demi meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
demi in Hindi
- डेमी, देमी
demi in Marathi
- डेमी, देमी
demi in Urdu
- ڈیمی, دیمی
demi in Bengali
- ডেমি, দেমি
More languagesFewer languages
- demi in Telugu
- డెమి, డెమీ
- demi in Malayalam
- ഡെമി, ദേമി, ദെമി
- demi in Kannada
- ಡೆಮಿ, ದೆಮಿ
- demi in Punjabi
- ਡੈਮੀ, ਡੇਮੀ
- demi in Gujarati
- ડેમી, દેમી
- demi in Odia
- ଡେମି, ଦେମି
- demi in Nepali
- डेमी, डेमि
Forms of demi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | demis |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more demi |
| superlative | most demi |
Origin of demi
From Middle English demi, from Anglo-Norman demi, from Latin dimidius. Literally, “half”.
Clipping of demimonde.
Clipping of demisexual.
Words that rhyme with demi
Questions about demi
- What does demi mean?
- Demi means a fifty pence piece.
- What is demi in Hindi?
- Demi in Hindi is डेमी, देमी. See Demi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is demi?
- Demi can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce demi?
- Demi is pronounced /dəˈmiː/.
- What is the plural of demi?
- The plural of demi is demis.
Words near demi in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: demi (page history and authors); Demi (page history and authors); demi (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); demi (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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