cy

cycle; cycles.

Words nearby cy

cwps, cws, cwt, cwu, cx, cy, cy pres, cy., cya, cyan, cyan blue

Definition for cy (2 of 7)

[ sahy ]

/ saɪ /

noun

a male given name, form of Cyrus.

Definition for cy (3 of 7)

calendar year.

Definition for cy (4 of 7)

-cy

a suffix used to form abstract nouns from adjectives with stems in -t, -te, -tic, and especially -nt (democracy; accuracy; expediency; stagnancy; lunacy), and sometimes used to form action nouns (vacancy; occupancy).

a suffix of nouns denoting rank or office, sometimes attached to the stem of a word rather than to the word itself: captaincy; magistracy.

Origin of -cy

representing French -cie, -tie, Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -keia, -tia, -teia; in most cases to be analyzed as consonant + -y³, the consonant making the whole or the last member of the preceding morpheme

Definition for cy (5 of 7)

cy.

capacity.

currency.

cycle; cycles.

Definition for cy (6 of 7)

Cy.

county.

Definition for cy (7 of 7)

Young

[ yuhng ]

/ yʌŋ /

noun

Andrew (Jackson, Jr.),born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.

Art(hur Henry),1866–1944, U.S. cartoonist and author.

Brigham,1801–77, U.S. leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Charles,1864–1922, U.S. army colonel: highest-ranking black officer in World War I.

Denton T.Cy,1867–1955, U.S. baseball player.

Edward,1683–1765, English poet.

Ella,1867–1956, Irish poet and mythologist in the U.S.

Lester WillisPresPrez,1909–59, U.S. jazz tenor saxophonist.

Owen D.,1874–1962, U.S. lawyer, industrialist, government administrator, and financier.

Stark,1881–1963, U.S. drama critic, novelist, and playwright.

Thomas,1773–1829, English physician, physicist, mathematician, and Egyptologist.

Whitney M., Jr.,1921–71, U.S. social worker and educator: executive director of the National Urban League 1961–71.

Example sentences from the Web for cy

Cy Twombly, who died yesterday in Rome, was in every way too big for modern art.

Death of a Modernist Master |Simon Schama |July 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
A month after meeting Stella, Castelli showed Cy Twombly, another Southerner like Rauschenberg and Johns.

The Svengali of Pop Art |Annie Cohen-Solal |May 13, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
They are there, they sit there, these canvases by Cy Twombly that seem to be encrusted in the bricks of the walls.

Treasures From the Pinault Collection |Bernard-Henri Lévy |June 12, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Captain Cy was still gazing at the dignified form of the "biggest gun in the county."

Cy Whittaker's Place |Joseph C. Lincoln

Heman had appealed to the courts asking that Captain Cy's appointment as Bos'n's guardian be rescinded.

Cy Whittaker's Place |Joseph C. Lincoln
Mrs. Salters had refused to speak to Captain Cy when she met the latter after meeting on Sunday.

Cy Whittaker's Place |Joseph C. Lincoln
Cy was on horseback and had two pack animals, loaded with provisions.

Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 |Harris Newmark
Fragments of a conversation, heard by Captain Cy as they emerged into the vestibule, had momentous consequences.

Cy Whittaker's Place |Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for cy (1 of 4)

abbreviation for

Cyprus (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for cy (2 of 4)

-cy

suffix

(forming nouns from adjectives ending in -t, -tic, -te, and -nt) indicating state, quality, or condition plutocracy; lunacy; intimacy; infancy

(forming abstract nouns from other nouns) rank or office captaincy

Word Origin for -cy

via Old French from Latin -cia, -tia, Greek -kia, -tia, abstract noun suffixes

British Dictionary definitions for cy (3 of 4)

young

/ (jʌŋ) /

adjective younger (ˈjʌŋɡə) or youngest (ˈjʌŋɡɪst)

having lived, existed, or been made or known for a relatively short timea young man; a young movement; a young country
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the young

youthful or having qualities associated with youth; vigorous or lively she's very young for her age

of or relating to youth in my young days

having been established or introduced for a relatively short time a young member

in an early stage of progress or development; not far advanced the day was young

geography

(of mountains) formed in the Alpine orogeny and still usually rugged in outline
another term for youthful (def. 4)

(often capital) of or relating to a rejuvenated group or movement or one claiming to represent the younger members of the population, esp one adhering to a political ideology Young England; Young Socialists

noun

(functioning as plural) offspring, esp young animals a rabbit with her young

with young (of animals) pregnant

Derived forms of young

youngish, adjective

Word Origin for young

Old English geong; related to Old Saxon, Old High German iung, Old Norse ungr, Latin iuvenis, Sanskrit yuvan

British Dictionary definitions for cy (4 of 4)

Young

/ (jʌŋ) /

noun

Brigham (ˈbrɪɡəm). 1801–77, US Mormon leader, who led the Mormon migration to Utah and founded Salt Lake City (1847)

Edward. 1683–1765, English poet and dramatist, noted for his Night Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality (1742–45)

Lester. 1909–59, US saxophonist and clarinetist. He was a leading early exponent of the tenor saxophone in jazz

Neil (Percival). born 1945, Canadian rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His albums include Harvest (1972), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Ragged Glory (1990), and Prairie Wind (2005)

Thomas. 1773–1829, English physicist, physician, and Egyptologist. He helped to establish the wave theory of light by his experiments on optical interference and assisted in the decipherment of the Rosetta Stone

Medical definitions for cy (1 of 2)

Young

[ yŭng ]

John 1907-1997

British biologist whose experiments with the giant nerve cells of squid contributed to the knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of nerves.

Medical definitions for cy (2 of 2)

Young

Thomas 1773-1829

British physician and physicist who in 1801 postulated the three-color theory of color vision. Young also discovered (1801) astigmatism and described accommodation.

Scientific definitions for cy

Young

[ yŭng ]

Thomas 1773-1829

British physicist and physician who is best known for his contributions to the wave theory of light and his discovery of how the lens of the human eye changes shape to focus on objects of different distances. He also studied surface tension and elasticity, and Young's modulus (a measure of the rigidity of materials) is named for him. He is also credited with the first scientific definition of the word energy.

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adjective younger (ˈjʌŋɡə) or youngest (ˈjʌŋɡɪst)

noun

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