About The Word Janus
Learn about the word Janus to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Janus definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Janus
| Janus Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Janus?
[n] (Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
Synonyms | Synonyms for Janus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Janus: ambiguity | ambivalence | biformity | bifurcation | conjugation | dichotomy | doubleness | doublethink | doubling | dualism | duality | duplexity | duplication | duplicity | equivocality | halving | irony | pairing | polarity | twinning | two-facedness | twoness See Also | Roman deity Janus In Webster's Dictionary \Ja"nus\, n. [L. See {January}.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite
directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the
covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually
called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and
closed in peace. --Dr. W. Smith.
{Janus cloth}, a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides
being of different colors, -- used for reversible
garments.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Organic compound ‐ any compound of carbon and another…
- Layup ‐ a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or…
- Teeming with(p) ‐ filled to overflowing with a vast number of moving or especially…
- Freestanding ‐ standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a…
- Cote d'ivoire ‐ a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the…
- Sphacele calycina ‐ California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white…
- Fan tracery ‐ the carved tracery on…
- Apatura ‐ large Old World…
- Hendrik verwoerd ‐ South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid…
- Ulysses grant ‐ 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies…