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theme
- /θiːm/
Rhymes with -iːm (for all senses), -iːmi (for the sense dealing with the Byzantine empire only)
Where it comes from
From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.
noun themes
- A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. "Had not you once a beautiful daughter, named Mary?" said the stranger. "It is a heartrending question, man," said Andrew; "but certes, I had once a beloved daughter named Mary." "What became of her?" asked the stranger. Andrew shook his head, turned round, and began to move away; it was a theme tha
- A concept with multiple instantiations. variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness
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Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
switch to a dark theme to conserve battery power
Similar: colorway
- An essay written for school. Father Dolan came in today and pandied me because I was not writing my theme.
- The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
- A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
- An additional puzzle within the crossword, typically involving a set of non-standard clues or answers.
- The stem of a word.
- Thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
- Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
- Topic, what is generally being talked about.
- A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
verb themes · theming · themed
- To give a theme to. We themed the birthday party around superheroes.
- To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: topic, root word, idea, report, composition, base, radical, subject, motif, paper, stem, root, melodic theme, musical theme, thematic, topical
Translations
Every language
noun recurring idea
| Español | tema, temática |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 主題 shudai |
| Português | tema |
| Deutsch | Motiv |
| Română | temă |
| Русский | те́ма téma, моти́в motív |
noun computing: collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc.
| 한국어 | 테마 tema |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | テーマ tēma |
| Português | tema |
| Deutsch | Theme |
| Italiano | tema |
| Русский | те́ма téma |
| עברית | ערכת נושא erkát nosé |
noun subject of a talk or an artistic piece
| Español | tema, temática |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 주제 juje, 테마 tema, 화제 hwaje |
| 日本語 | 主題 shudai, テーマ tēma, 話題 wadai |
| 中文 | 主題 /主题 zhǔtí, 話題 /话题 huàtí |
| हिन्दी | विषय viṣay, प्रसंग prasaṅg |
| Português | tema |
| Français | thème |
| Deutsch | Thema |
| Ελληνικά | θέμα théma |
| Română | temă |
| Русский | те́ма téma |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ đề |
| العربية | مَوْضُوع mawḍūʕ |
| עברית | נוֹשֵׂא nosé, תֵּמָה téma |
noun music: main melody of a piece of music
| Español | tema |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 主旋律 zhǔxuánlǜ, 主題 /主题 zhǔtí |
| Português | tema |
| Deutsch | Thema |
| Ελληνικά | θέμα théma |
| Română | temă |
| Русский | те́ма téma |
noun grammar: stem of a word
| Español | tema |
|---|---|
| Português | tema |
| Deutsch | Stamm, Wortstamm |
| Ελληνικά | θέμα théma |
| Română | temă |
| Русский | осно́ва osnóva, ко́рень kórenʹ |
Talk about this word "theme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/theme. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. theme. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/theme "theme." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/theme.Cite this
@misc{theme_2026,
title = {theme},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/theme},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
