What is another word for twixt?

Pronunciation: [twˈɪkst] (IPA)

"Twixt" is an archaic and less commonly used word in modern English, meaning "between" or "betwixt." However, there are many different synonyms for "twixt" that can be used instead. These include "in between," "amidst," "amongst," "intermediary," "midway," "centered," "mediating," "separating," "intervening," and "interspersed." Each of these words has its own unique connotation and can be used in different contexts depending on the situation. For example, "in between" is often used when referring to physical objects or locations, while "amidst" and "amongst" are used more for groups of people or things.

What are the hypernyms for Twixt?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Twixt

30. There is little difference twixt the two.
"Practical Grammar and Composition"
Thomas Wood
Asa paused, his laden knife suspended midway twixt platter and mouth.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
She bends her mind to learn the lore of love, Just as the deer to hear the song: Strife springs up twixt youth and childhood.
"Vidyapati Bangiya Padabali Songs of the love of Radha and Krishna"
Vidyapati Thakura

Famous quotes with Twixt

  • Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge.
    George Byron
  • A corollary: There's many a slip twixt the grasp and the grip.
    Richard A. Dumas
  • Just at the age 'twixt boy and youth, When thought is speech and speech is truth.
    Sir Walter Scott
  • The world is full of warfare 'twixt the evil and the good; I watched the battle from afar as one who understood The shouting and confusion, the bloody, blundering fight— How few there are that see it clear, how few that wage it right!
    Henry van Dyke
  • Thy subtle charm is strangely given, My fancy will not let thee be, , Then poise not thus 'twixt earth and heaven, O white anemone!
    Elaine Goodale Eastman

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