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SIL¹

noun SILs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of sibling-in-law
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of sister-in-law
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of safety integrity level

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Summer Institute of Linguistics

sil²

Where it comes from

From Latin sil (“a kind of yellow earth, ochre”).

noun

  1. uncountable A yellowish pigment used by painters in ancient times. Indeed, Vitruvius and Pliny the Elder attest that in Greece ochra was the name of the yellow quality, corresponding to what the Romans called sil.

Sil³

proper noun

  1. A male given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ondine, force, forces, chan, cab, isl, dsl, aab, lis, sle, brazil, sii, sinopia, silvertone, raw sienna, silex

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"sil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sil

Chicago

"sil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sil.

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@misc{sil_2026,
  title = {sil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}