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frim

/fɹɪm/

frim adjective: flourishing; thriving. Also the alternative form of fremd.

Adjective

frim (comparative more frim, superlative most frim)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Flourishing; thriving
  2. (dialectal, obsolete) Vigorous.
  3. (dialectal, obsolete) Fresh; luxuriant.
    • Through the Frim pastures freely at his leasure1627, Michael Drayton, “Moses his birth and miracles”, in The Muses Elizium lately discouered

Proper noun capitalized: FRIM

FRIM

  1. (Malaysia, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Forest Research Institute of Malaysia.

Also used as

frim is also the alternative form of fremd.

frim is also the alternative form of frum.

Forms of frim

comparativemore frim
superlativemost frim
comparativefrimmer
superlativefrimmest

Origin of frim

From Middle English frym, from Old English freme (“vigorous, flourishing”), a secondary form of Old English fram (“strenuous, active, bold, strong”), from Proto-Germanic *framaz, *framiz (“forward, protruding”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forth”). Cognate with German fromm (“strong, brave”), Old English framian (“to avail, profit”). More at frame.

Dialectal variant of fremd.

Words that rhyme with frim

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Questions about frim

What does frim mean?
Frim means flourishing; thriving.
What part of speech is frim?
Frim can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce frim?
Frim is pronounced /fɹɪm/.

Words near frim in the dictionary

  1. frillwork
  2. frillwort
  3. frilly
  4. frilly lizard
  5. frilly lizards
  6. frim
  7. Frimaire
  8. Frimaires
  9. Frimley
  10. Frimley Green
  11. Frimpong

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