oasis
UK/əʊˈeɪsɪs//oʊˈeɪsɪs/
oasis noun: a spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
Noun
oasis (plural oases or (rare, sometimes proscribed) oasises)
- A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!1892, James Yoxall, chapter 7, in The Lonely Pyramid
- It was now a beautiful, moonlit night. The air was crisp and invigorating. Behind them lay the interminable vista of the desert, dotted here and there with an occasional oasis.1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Through the Valley of the Shadow”, in The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, […], published March 1915, →OCLC, page 137
- A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.
- The park was an oasis in the middle of the busy city.
- A place or situation of fruitfulness or abundance separated from surrounding barrenness or scarcity.
- [T]here is no true American music but the wild sweet melodies of the Negro slave; the American fairy tales and folklore are Indian and African; and, all in all, we black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.1903 April 18, W[illiam] E[dward] Burghardt Du Bois, “Of Our Spiritual Strivings”, in The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., →OCLC, pages...
- I have tried to find friends like me […] but have failed to form even one prolonged relationship. Only a few of them could understand how I felt and a couple of them allowed me to express my love as intimately and vigorously as I wanted to. But for these two oases, I have lived all these years in...1980 August 9, anonymous author, “Inside Burning”, in Gay Community News, page 4
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Oasis
Oasis
Proper noun (2) capitalized: OASIS
OASIS
- Acronym of Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.
oasis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
oasis in Hindi
- spring surrounded by fertile area
- नख़लिस्तान naxlistān, मरूद्यान marūdyān, शाद्वल śādval, ओएसिस oesis
oasis in Tamil
- ஒயாஸிஸ், ஒய்சிஸ், ஓய்சிஸ்
oasis in Marathi
- मरूद्यान, ओएसिस, ओएसीस
oasis in Urdu
- spring surrounded by fertile area
- نَخْلِسْتان naxlistān
More languagesFewer languages
- oasis in Bengali
- মরুদ্যান moruddan
- oasis in Telugu
- ఒయాసిస్, ఓయసిస్, ఓయాసిస్
- oasis in Malayalam
- ഒയാസിസ്
- oasis in Kannada
- ಓಯಸಿಸ್, ಒಯಾಸಿಸ್
- oasis in Punjabi
- ਓਏਸਿਸ
- oasis in Gujarati
- ઓએસિસ, ઓસિસ, ઓએસીસ
- oasis in Odia
- ମରୂଦ୍ଯାନ, ମରୂଦ୍ୱାର
- oasis in Assamese
- মৰুদ্যান moruiddan
- oasis in Nepali
- ओएसिस, ओसिस, मरूद्यान
- oasis in Pashto
- واحه wāha
- oasis in Tagalog
- owasis, oasis
- oasis in Arabic
- وَاحَة wāḥa, غُوطَة ḡūṭa
- oasis in Malay
- wahah
- oasis in Indonesian
- oasis, oase, wahah
- oasis in Persian
- واحِه vâhe, آبادی âbâdi
- oasis in Thai
- โอเอซิส oo-ee-sís
- oasis in Vietnamese
- ốc đảo
- oasis in Myanmar
- အိုအေစစ် uiecac
Examples of oasis in a sentence
- Farzan’s narrow backyard in Brooklyn’s South Slope neighborhood is a lush, if slightly chaotic, oasis.
- Therefore, the oases can be considered as typical areal sources of predominantly soil biogenic NO.
- Colonies were established in fertile oases beyond the frontier, to act as supply bases for mobile operations.
Synonyms of oasis
Forms of oasis
| plural | oases |
|---|---|
| plural proscribed sometimes (rare) | oasises |
Origin of oasis
From Late Latin Oasis, from Ancient Greek Ὄασις (Óasis), from Demotic Egyptian wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt (“oasis, cauldron”), G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe) and Arabic وَاحَة (wāḥa).
Words formed from oasis
Words that rhyme with oasis
Questions about oasis
- What does oasis mean?
- Oasis means a spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- What is oasis in Hindi?
- Oasis in Hindi is नख़लिस्तान (naxlistān), मरूद्यान (marūdyān), शाद्वल (śādval). See Oasis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oasis?
- Oasis can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce oasis?
- Oasis is pronounced /əʊˈeɪsɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oasis?
- The plural of oasis is oases.
Words near oasis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oasis (page history and authors); Oasis (page history and authors); OASIS (page history and authors); oasis (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oasis (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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