library Meaning & Definition
What Does Library Mean?
Library is a noun that means An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users. It is also used to mean Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.
Word Facts for Library
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈlaɪ.bɹi// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | depository library, program library and bookhouse |
| Plural | libraries |
Library Definition (Noun)
- An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
She went to exchange her books at her local library.
- Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.
You can check out a bandsaw from the tool library.
- A collection of books or other forms of stored information.
- A collection of information or reference materials not in book form.
She has the most impressive record library I've ever seen.
- A room dedicated to storing books.
- A collection of software routines that provide functionality to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.
- A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease.
- The deck or draw pile.
Noun
- (by extension) Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.
- An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library.
Synonyms of Library
Library synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Library
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Library in a Sentence
She went to exchange her books at her local library.
You can check out a bandsaw from the tool library.
She has the most impressive record library I've ever seen.
Word Forms & Grammar
library (plural libraries)
Words That Rhyme With Library
Origin of Library
Origin 1: From Middle English librarie, from Anglo-Norman librarie, from Old French librairie, from Latin librarium (“bookcase, chest for books”), from librarius (“concerning books”), from liber (“the inner bark of trees; paper, parchment, book”), probably derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *leub(ʰ)- (“to strip, to peel”). Displaced native Middle English bochous, bokhus (literally “book house”), from Old English bōchūs (compare bookhouse).
Origin 2: Romance cognates often mean “bookshop” instead: French librairie, Italian libreria, Spanish librería, Romanian librărie and Portuguese livraria. This is a relatively recent innovation (16th century in French), which ended up displacing the earlier sense.
How to Pronounce Library
You say library as //ˈlaɪ.bɹi//. It has 1 syllable.
Frequently Asked Questions About Library
What part of speech is library?
Library is a noun.
What is another word for library?
Close synonyms of library are depository library, program library and bookhouse. See the full list of library synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of library?
The plural of library is libraries.