Thus Common

Thus has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

"The ancient Egyptians burned frankincense during their religious ceremonies to honor the gods."

frankincense olibanum gum olibanum thus

Alternative spelling of thuris

"Thus is an obsolete variant of thuris, a form that rarely appears in modern texts."

"The jury's decision was based on thus: clear evidence presented during the trial."

Adverb

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

"therefore X must be true"

"the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"

"we were young and thence optimistic"

"it is late and thus we must go"

"the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

therefore hence thence thus so

in the way indicated

"hold the brush so"

"set up the pieces thus"

thus thusly so

In this way or manner.

"The teacher demonstrated the technique step by step, thus making it easy for students to follow along."

Example Sentences

"The jury's decision was based on thus: clear evidence presented during the trial." noun

"He failed to show up at work thus and lost his job because of it." noun

"The old bridge was in such disrepair that the council deemed it thus unsafe for traffic." noun

"She made her final decision now she felt this way and took no further action thus." noun

Origin

Thus comes from Middle and Old English, where it meant "in this way" or "as follows." The word likely originated as a variant form related to the phrase meaning "with this," eventually traveling into modern usage without changing its core sense.

Rhyming Words

hus rhus arhus tophus mythus eephus yichus aarhus xuthus typhus raphus tuchus anthus moschus trophus cirrhus sonchus pyrrhus syrphus trochus

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