theme
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
Noun 4 meanings
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
A recurring idea; a motif.
“variations on the theme of entrepreneurial resourcefulness”
An essay written for school.
The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
Verb 2 meanings
To give a theme to.
“We themed the birthday party around superheroes.”
To apply a theme to; to change the visual appearance and/or layout of (software).
Etymology
From Middle English teme, from Old French teme, tesme (French thème), from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”), reduplicative from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, do”) (whence also English do). Doublet of thema.
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THEME at a glance
THEME has 5 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,356 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with theme
All rhymesOne letter away
- THERE8
- THESE8
- THYME13
- THEMA10
- THEBE10
- THETE8
- RHEME10
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