ending

Speech parts

1. ending - Noun

2. ending - Verb

Meaning

of End

Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.

The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

end conclusion termination close finish closing finale death final stop completion closure halt suffix demise
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Antonyms

beginning genesis phoenix alpha millennium infinity
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Hypernyms

point section occurrence happening subdivision morpheme

Hyponyms

omega finis last death period result

Phrases with the word

never-ending sleep ending part ending section ending paragraph ending at ending countdown

Anagrams

ginned Ningde

Examples

The happy ending is our national belief. Mary McCarthy

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending. William Dean Howells

Intimacies between women go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending up in small talk without loss of esteem. Elizabeth Bowen

A good beginning makes a good ending. English Proverb

A hard beginning maketh a good ending. Italian Proverb

A good beginning makes a good ending. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

endie endif endimanched ending at ending chapter ending countdown