Definitions For Whilom

Conjunction

{{en-con}} (now, _, literary) while, while.

Synonyms

See also thesaurus:while

Adjective

(not comparable) (now, _, literary) former, former, sometime.

Synonyms

former erstwhile, former, late, quondam, sometime; see also thesaurus:former

Translations

Adverb

{{en-adv, -}} (obsolete) while, while. (dated) once upon a time, once upon a time, formerly.

Synonyms

while formerly beforehand, erenow; see also thesaurus:formerly

Translations

Arabic: كَانَ Russian: не́когда, когда́-то

Etymology

From {{inh, en, ang, hwīlum}}, dative plural of hwīl, , while.

Is Whilom a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
15

The word Whilom is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Whilom in a Sentence

  • Pointedly ignored the whilom friends who had turned on her

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