thus

1. 1.

   an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

   Synonymsfrankincenseolibanumgum olibanum

   Broadergum

Other forms of thus

plural

thuses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about thus

What does thus mean?

thus means "(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thus?

thus has 1 syllable: thus. In IPA it is /ˈðʌs/.

What is another word for thus?

Close synonyms include therefore, hence, thence, so, thusly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thus a common word?

thus is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.