thous
Archaic singular pronouns
Thous is the plural of thou, the archaic second-person singular pronoun that English abandoned in favor of you.
The word appears mainly in discussions of biblical or Shakespearean language: The text is full of thees and thous.
Separately, thous can be the plural of thou as informal shortening of thousand: a few thous.
Second-person object, antiquated
- thyOld possessive pronoun
- thineYours, archaically
- yeArchaic second-person plural
- artHuman creative expression
hast · dost · shalt · wilt · ere · whence · whither · betwixt
Second-person object, antiquated
- thyOld possessive pronoun
- dearTreasured or costly
- belovedOne who is treasured
- closenessState of proximity
familiarity · tenderness · endearment · affection · warmth · bonding · togetherness · companionship
Ordinal for 1000
- milInch's tiny fraction
- inchTwelfth of a foot
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
gauge · tolerance · precision · machining · engineering · specification · dimension · accuracy
thee
Second-person object, antiquated
art · hast · dost · shalt · wilt · ere · whence · whither · betwixt · prithee
thee
Second-person object, antiquated
closeness · familiarity · tenderness · endearment · affection · warmth · bonding · togetherness · companionship · kinship
thousandth
Ordinal for 1000
micrometer · gauge · tolerance · precision · machining · engineering · specification · dimension · accuracy · tooling
scripture
Sacred religious writings
- psalmSacred scriptural song
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
gospel · prophecy · apostle · disciple · sermon · prayer · verse · covenant · parable · epistle
thousyous
Informal plural pronoun
vous · sirs · formal address · honorifics · you
- holier than thouSmugly morally superior
- thou shalt notArchaic command against
- better than thou
- holier than thou attitude