Definition of REGIMEN

regimen

Plural: regimens, regimina

Noun

  • A systematic plan or course of action, often for health.
  • (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
  • Orderly government; system of order; administration.
  • Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.
  • Object.
  • A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.
  • Diet; limitations on the food that one eats, for health reasons.

Examples

  • Her daily regimen included practicing Scrabble anagrams for an hour.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English regimen, from Middle French regimen and its etymon, Latin regimen (“guidance, direction, government, rule”). Doublet of regime.

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

regimen: valid Words With Friends Word