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SMS¹

  • /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/

Rhymes with -ɛs

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of short message service.

proper noun S.M.S. · S. M. S.

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of short message service: a system enabling cell phones to send or receive text messages. The second spot, “One Thing,” shows the unlikely custom car shop workin', musclebound dude-bro, who loves his iPhone because it consolidates the iPod, camera, cell phone and SMS device he used to carry around in “a little bag.”

noun SMSes · SMSs · S.M.S. · S. M. S.

  1. countable A text message sent using the short message service. The Empower Interactive survey found that more than 7 of 10 cellphone users considered any form of unsolicited SMSs, or text messages, unacceptable.

    Similar: text

  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of special mint set
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of salesman sample
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Smith-Magenis syndrome
  5. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of short man syndrome
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of stiff man syndrome

    Similar: SPS

  7. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of safety management system: a system designed to identify and manage occupational safety and health risks.
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of senior minister of state

verb SMSes · SMSing · SMSed · SMS'd

  1. To send a message on a cell phone via short message service. I SMSed him and asked why he was late.

    Similar: text

proper noun S.M.S. · S. M. S.

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Sega Master System

SMS²

  • /ˌɛs ɛm ˈɛs/

Rhymes with -ɛs

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German SMS.

noun S.M.S. · S. M. S.

  1. initialism, uncountable SMS — Seiner Majestät Schiff – literally, "His Majesty's Ship" in German;
  2. initialism, uncountable A ship prefix for a ship in the navy of the Empire of Germany (usually for the period leading to WWI and WWI)

    Similar: HIGMS

SMs³

noun

  1. plural plural of SM

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ms, samarium, mms, isa, scm, hsd, cms, gss, message, mss, ems, letter, sgm, msc, messages, ssg

Translations

Every language

noun a text message sent on a cell phone

日本語伝言 dengon, エス・エム・エス esu-emu-esu, ＳＭＳ (esu-emu-esu)
中文短信 duǎnxìn, SMS (es-em-es)
Kiswahiliujumbe mfupi
Portuguêsmensagem de texto, SMS
FrançaisSMS, texto
DeutschSMS, SMS-Nachricht, Textnachricht
Ελληνικάμήνυμα mínyma
РусскийSMS, эс-эм-э́с es-em-és, эсэмэ́ска esɛmɛ́ska, сообще́ние soobščénije, ме́сседж méssedž, СМС SMS
العربيةرِسَالَة risāla, رِسَالَة إِس إِم إِس risālat ʔes ʔem ʔes
עבריתסמס

verb to send a message on a cell phone

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{sms_2026,
  title = {SMS},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sms},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}