military
Syllables: mil·it·a·ryUK/ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ɹi//ˈmɪlɪtɛɹi/
military adjective: characteristic of members of the armed forces.
Adjective
military (not generally comparable, comparative more military, superlative most military)
- Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
- She was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.
- "My dear fellow, I know you well. I know the military neatness which characterises you. You shave every morning, and in this season you shave by the sunlight; but since your shaving is less and less complete as we get farther back on the left side, until it becomes positively slovenly as we get...1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ
- Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
- If you join a military force, you may end up killing people.
- Relating to war.
- The only goal pursued by Western defense strategy — to cause the Warsaw Pact to break off an attack — is more military than political in nature.1989, Gregory Flynn, Soviet Military Doctrine and Western Policy, page 158
- Relating to armies or ground forces.
Noun
military (plural military or militaries)
- Armed forces.
- attempts by the military to influence government policy
- He spent six years in the military.
military meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
military in Hindi
- characteristic of members of the armed forces
- जंगी jaṅgī, सैन्य sainya, सैनिक sainik
- (North America) relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force
- सैनिक sainik, सैन्य sainya, फ़ौजी faujī, फौजी phaujī
- relating to war
- सैन्य sainya
- relating to armies or ground forces
- सैन्य sainya, सैनिक sainik
military in Tamil
- படைத்துறை
military in Marathi
- characteristic of members of the armed forces
- सैनिकी sainikī
- armed forces
- लष्कर laṣkar
military in Urdu
- characteristic of members of the armed forces
- جَن٘گی jaṅgī, فَوجی faujī, عَسْکَری 'askarī
- relating to war
- جَن٘گی jaṅgī
- armed forces
- افواج afwāj, مسلح افواج musallah-afwāj
More languagesFewer languages
- military in Bengali
- ফৌজি phōuji, জঙ্গি joṅgi, সৈন্য śōinno
- military in Telugu
- మిలిటరీ
- military in Malayalam
- സൈനിക sainika
- military in Kannada
- ಕಂದಾಚಾರ kandācāra
- military in Punjabi
- ਫੌਜੀ
- military in Gujarati
- સૈન્ય, લશ્કરી
- military in Odia
- ସାମରିକ, ସୈନ୍ଯ଼ବାହିନୀ
- military in Sinhala
- මිලිටරි
- military in Nepali
- सैनिक sainik
- military in Tagalog
- hukbuhin, taunghukbo
- military in Arabic
- عَسْكَرِيّ ʕaskariyy, حَرْبِيّ ḥarbiyy, قُوَّات مُسَلَّحَة quwwāt musallaḥa
- military in Malay
- ketenteraan
- military in Indonesian
- militer
- military in Persian
- ارتش arteš
- military in Thai
- ทหาร tá-hǎan, การทหาร gaan-tá-hǎan, กองทัพ gɔɔng-táp, พลากร pá-laa-gɔɔn
- military in Vietnamese
- quân đội, quân sự
- military in Myanmar
- ဗိုလ်ခြေ builhkre
- Kashmiri
- مِلٹٔری milṭạrī, فوج fōj, قُشوٗن quśūn
Examples of military in a sentence
- I know the military neatness which characterises you.1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ:
- His moustache was very stiff and military.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 21:
Synonyms of military
Forms of military
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more military |
| superlative | most military |
| alternative pronunciation-spelling (archaic) | milertary |
| Noun | |
| plural | military |
| plural | militaries |
Origin of military
From Middle English militari, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles (“soldier”) + -āris (whence -ary). Doublet of militaire.
Words formed from military
- antimilitary
- countermilitary
- cybermilitary
- deep underground military base
- geo-military
- intermilitary
- intramilitary
- milab
- milblog
- militainment
- militaresque
- militarian
- militariana
- militariat
- militaric
- militarical
- militarily
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- militarist
- militaristic
- military abduction
- military academy
- military advisor
- military attaché
- military brat
- military communism
- military diet
- military engine
- military engineer
- military-entertainment complex
- militaryese
- military exercise
- military fork
- military government
- military grade
- military gray
- military grey
- military hospital
- military hotel
- military insignia
- military intelligence
- militaryism
- military law
- militarylike
- military load class
- military load classification
- military macaw
- military medium
- military officer
- military order
- military parade
- military patrol
- military personnel
- military pickle
- military police
- military policeman
- military power
- military press
- military prison
- military rank
Phrases with military
- military laws
- military time
- military will
- military brats
- military forks
- military grays
- military greys
- military ranks
- military saint
- military widow
- military wills
- military hotels
45 more phrasesFewer phrases
- military macaws
- military orders
- military powers
- military saints
- military school
- military spouse
- military widows
- Military Cut-Off
- military engines
- military parades
- military pickles
- military pressed
- military presses
- military prisons
- military schools
- military science
- military service
- military spouses
- military tactics
- military advisors
- military attachés
- Military Frontier
- military pressing
- military sciences
- military tribunal
- military academies
- military engineers
- military exercises
- military hospitals
- military tribunals
- military abductions
- military governments
- military load classes
- Singleton Military Area
- Code of Military Justice
- military science fiction
- Military Demarcation Line
- Croatian Military Frontier
- special military operation
- private military contractor
- special military operations
- private military contractors
- deep underground military bases
- Uniform Code of Military Justice
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Questions about military
- What does military mean?
- Military means characteristic of members of the armed forces.
- What is military in Hindi?
- Military in Hindi is जंगी (jaṅgī), सैन्य (sainya), सैनिक (sainik). See Military meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use military in a sentence?
- I know the military neatness which characterises you.
- What part of speech is military?
- Military can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce military?
- Military is pronounced /ˈmɪlɪt(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
Words near military in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: military (page history and authors); military (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); জঙ্গি (Bengali) (page history and authors); military (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ಕಂದಾಚಾರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); military (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); military (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); military (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); military (Sinhala Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सैनिक (Nepali) (page history and authors). 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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