Definitions for vis-a-vis

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vis-a-vis vis-à-vis

Spelling: [vee-zuh-vee; French vee-za-

IPA: /ˌvi zəˈvi; French vi zaˈvi/

Vis-A-Vis is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in vis-a-vis (--aiissvv).

Definitions for vis-a-vis

noun

1. a person face to face with or situated opposite to another:
2. a date at a social affair:
3. a person of equal authority, rank, or the like:
4. a carriage in which the occupants sit face to face.
5. Furniture. tête-à-tête (def 2).

adverb

1. face to face:

adjective

1. face-to-face:
2. Numismatics. (of a coin) having two portraits facing each other.

preposition

1. in relation to; compared with:
2. facing; opposite:

Origin of vis-a-vis

1745-55; French: face to face; see visage

Examples for vis-a-vis

Not only on the diplomatic level— i.e., vis-a-vis Europe or Israel, but also within Palestinian society.

Just then Seriosha came and requested me to be his vis-a-vis.

vis-a-vis writing, Exeter was the place I got interested in writing.

Did you notice the pretty madam, your vis-a-vis at dejeuner?

His vis-a-vis, as luck, or ill-luck would have it, was the monocle-man.

He struck one and handed it to his vis-a-vis, bowing with his foreign grace.

The lieutenant turned briskly, so, too, did Mr. Winslow and his vis-a-vis.

“So Finn has left town,” said Young Van, addressing his vis-a-vis.

Leslie leaned forward in her chair, steady eyes on her vis-a-vis.

"That speaks volumes for my charms at that time," interrupted his vis-a-vis.