mid-
Between start, end
Mid- is a prefix meaning in the middle of, typically attached to time words or spatial terms.
It creates compounds like mid-sentence, mid-flight, midtown, and midlife.
When attached to a specific time period, it usually takes a hyphen: We expect the report mid-January.
Mid- can stand alone informally as a slang adjective meaning mediocre or unimpressive: That movie was so mid.
Exact center between two
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- midseasonHalfway through a schedule
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
intermediate · median · central · interim · midafternoon · midevening · midcycle · midrange
midpoint
Exact center between two
midcentury · intermediate · median · central · interim · midafternoon · midevening · midcycle · midrange
center
Middle of anything
midtown · median · core · interior · halfway · central · equidistant · intermediate · midcourt · midspan
register
Record officially; vocal range
baritone · frequency · tone · pitch · tessitura · vocal · moderate · medium · central · octave
- middle nameGiven but not primary
- in the middleAt the center point
- middle schoolGrades 6-8 institution
- middle ageLife's middle decades
- in the middle ofLocated centrally within
- middle of nowhereExtremely remote location
middle, midnight, midday, mid, amid, midsummer, midst, midterm, midair