Whatsis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈʌtsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒtsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒtsɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈʌtsɪs/.

Examples

she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket
there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

doojigger doohickey gizmo thingmajig thingumabob thingamabob doodad gimmick gubbins thingmabob whatchamacallum widget gismo thingamajig thingumajig thingummy whatchamacallit

Parts of Speech

noun	something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known “she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Was ist

etwas Unbestimmtes, dessen Name entweder vergessen oder nicht bekannt ist

🇫🇷French

qu'est-ce que c'est

quelque chose d'indéterminé dont le nom est oublié ou inconnu

🇪🇸Spanish

¿Qué es?

algo no especificado cuyo nombre se olvida o se desconoce

🇮🇹Italian

cos'è

qualcosa di non specificato il cui nome è dimenticato o non conosciuto

🇳🇱Dutch

wat is

iets niet gespecificeerd waarvan de naam vergeten is of niet bekend is

🇵🇹Portuguese

o que é

algo não especificado cujo nome é esquecido ou desconhecido

🇷🇺Russian

что

что-то неопределенное, имя которого либо забыто, либо неизвестно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्हाट्सिस

कुछ अनिर्दिष्ट जिसका नाम या तो भूल गया है या ज्ञात नहीं है

🇮🇳Tamil

என்ன

குறிப்பிடப்படாத ஒன்று, அதன் பெயர் மறந்துவிட்டது அல்லது தெரியவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏంటి

ఏదో పేర్కొనబడనిది, దీని పేరు మర్చిపోయి లేదా తెలియదు

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏನು

ಯಾವುದೋ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸದ ಹೆಸರು ಮರೆತುಹೋಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

什么是

未指定的事物，其名称要么被遗忘，要么不为人所知

🇯🇵Japanese

何だ

名前が忘れられているか知られていない不特定のもの

🇰🇷Korean

뭐야?

이름이 잊혀졌거나 알려지지 않은 불특정 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái gì vậy

một cái gì đó không xác định tên của nó bị lãng quên hoặc không được biết đến

🇹🇭Thai

อะไรนะ

สิ่งที่ไม่ระบุชื่อซึ่งถูกลืมหรือไม่ทราบชื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

apa

sesuatu yang tidak ditentukan yang namanya dilupakan atau tidak diketahui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ما هو

شيء غير محدد اسمه إما منسي أو غير معروف

🇹🇷Turkish

ne var

adı unutulan veya bilinmeyen, belirsiz bir şey

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What is the primary definition of the word 'whatsis'?

The primary meaning of 'whatsis' is 'something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known'.

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Using 'whatsis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'whatsis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'whatsis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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