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narcissism

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

class='pr'> ˈsī-f(ə-)riŋ

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb
to use figures in a mathematical process //… all children should learn to read, write, and cipher … — M. Pattison
transitive verb
encipher //ciphered the letters that passed between the two heads of state
to compute arithmetically //ciphered out the sum in his head

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Noun

aught goose egg naught (also nought) nil nothing o oh zero zilch zip

Synonyms: Verb

calculate compute figure reckon work out

Examples

Noun

//a cipher that can't be decoded
//She was nothing more than a cipher.

Verb

//were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

History and Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic ṣifr empty, cipher, zero

cipher

verb

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations //were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total
Synonyms

calculate compute figure reckon work out
Related Words

add up average sum tally total totalize
add divide multiply subtract
allow (for) deduct factor (in or into or out) figure in
figure out solve (for)
count itemize number
calibrate gauge (also gage) measure scale
appraise assess estimate evaluate rate value
recalculate recompute refigure

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it //remember to put the cipher after the decimal point
Synonyms

aught goose egg naught (also nought) nil nothing o oh zero zilch zip
Related Words

blank void
a person of no importance or influence //it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature
Synonyms

dwarf half-pint insect insignificancy lightweight morsel nobody nonentity nothing nullity number pip-squeak pygmy (also pi
class='pr'> ˈsī-f(ə-)riŋ

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)
- intransitive verb
- to use figures in a mathematical process //… all children should learn to read, write, and cipher … — M. Pattison
- transitive verb
- encipher //ciphered the letters that passed between the two heads of state
- to compute arithmetically //ciphered out the sum in his head
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
aught goose egg naught (also nought) nil nothing o oh zero zilch zip
Synonyms: Verb
calculate compute figure reckon work out
Examples
Noun
- //a cipher that can't be decoded
- //She was nothing more than a cipher.
Verb
- //were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
circa 1530, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
History and Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic ṣifr empty, cipher, zero

cipher

verb

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations //were surprised by how much we had spent on the cruise after we had ciphered out the grand total
Synonyms

calculate compute figure reckon work out
Related Words

add up average sum tally total totalize
add divide multiply subtract
allow (for) deduct factor (in or into or out) figure in
figure out solve (for)
count itemize number
calibrate gauge (also gage) measure scale
appraise assess estimate evaluate rate value
recalculate recompute refigure

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it //remember to put the cipher after the decimal point
Synonyms

aught goose egg naught (also nought) nil nothing o oh zero zilch zip
Related Words

blank void
a person of no importance or influence //it was either write the Great American Novel or be consigned to the status of a cipher in the annals of literature
Synonyms

dwarf half-pint insect insignificancy lightweight morsel nobody nonentity nothing nullity number pip-squeak pygmy (also pi