par

Speech parts

1. par - Noun

2. par - Adjective

3. par - Verb

4. par - Preposition

5. Par - Proper noun

Meaning

See Parr.

By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.

Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

standard level norm equal equation equality equivalence even average rule normal midway mean meet middle
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Antonyms

difference extreme distinction disaster diversity disagreement
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Hypernyms

position hit score tally status rack up

Hyponyms

tie egality egalite

Phrases with the word

par for the course on a par below par under par above par par delictum

Examples

Taxation of earnings from labor is on a par with forced labor. Seizing the results of someone's labor is equivalent to seizing hours from him and directing him to carry on various activities. Robert Nozick

Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums. Peter De Vries

Let the punishment be equal with the offence. [Lat., Noxiae poena par esto.]. Cicero

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course. John Cale

I find above all that the expression, "atonal music," is most unfortunate - it is on a par with calling flying "the art of not falling," or swimming "the art of not drowning." Arnold Schoenberg

Don't put yourself on a par with your betters. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Paquet Paquette Paquin par avion par delictum par excellence