Definition of SEXT

sext

Plural: sexts

Noun

  • A canonical hour or service of prayer at about noon.
  • the fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
  • Noon, reckoned as the sixth hour of daylight.
  • The service appointed for this hour.
  • A sixth: an interval of six diatonic degrees.
  • An organ stop of two ranks of pipes an interval of a sixth apart.
  • An electronic message, especially one sent by cell phone, involving sexual language or images.

Verb

  • To send a sext.

Examples

  • He took a break for sext, hoping for divine inspiration for his next Scrabble move.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin sexta (“sixth; sixth hour”). Doublet of siesta.

Synonyms

12 noon, 12 o'clock, 12 p.m., high noon, meridian, meridiem, midday, nones, noon, noon-time, noonday, noontide, noontime, sex-text, sext, twelve, undermeal, undern, undertide

Scrabble Score: 11

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

sext: valid Words With Friends Word