Definition of CHILIAD

chiliad

Plural: chiliads

Noun

  • A group of one thousand years or items.
  • the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  • A group of 1000 things, particularly
  • Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
  • A group of 1000 things, particularly
  • Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.

Examples

  • He dreamed of a CHILIAD of points, but settled for a solid triple word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin chilias (“the number 1000, a group of 1000 things”), possibly via French chiliade, from Ancient Greek χιλιάς (khiliás, “the number 1000, any large amount, a millennium”), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “1000”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, “-ad: forming collective nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ad.

Synonyms

1000, G, grand, K, M, one thousand, thou, thousand, yard, chiliarchy, millennium

Scrabble Score: 13

chiliad: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chiliad: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chiliad: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

chiliad: valid Words With Friends Word