'Thus' definitions:
Definition of 'thus'
(from WordNet)
adverb
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus, so]
adverb
In the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: thus, thusly, so]
noun
An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum, thus]
Definition of 'Thus'
From: GCIDE
- Thus \Thus\, n. [L. thus, better tus, frankincense. See Thurible.] The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Thus'
From: GCIDE
- Thus \Thus\ ([th]us), adv. [OE. thus, AS. [eth]us; akin to OFries. & OS. thus, D. dus, and E. that; cf. OHG. sus. See That.]
- 1. In this or that manner; on this wise. [1913 Webster]
- Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. --Gen. vi. 22. [1913 Webster]
- Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordingly,
- after this fashion,
- along these lines,
- and so,
- as,
- as a consequence,
- as a result,
- as an example,
- as an instance,
- at what price,
- because of that,
- because of this,
- by what mode,
- by what name,
- consequently,
- correspondingly,
- either,
- ergo,
- exempli gratia,
- for example,
- for instance,
- for that,
- for that cause,
- for that reason,
- for this cause,
- for this reason,
- for which reason,
- hence,
- hereat,
- how,
- identically,
- in kind,
- in like manner,
- in such wise,
- in that way,
- in this way,
- in what way,
- just like that,
- just so,
- like,
- like so,
- like that,
- like this,
- likewise,
- on that account,
- on that ground,
- on this account,
- precisely,
- propter hoc,
- similarly,
- so,
- that being so,
- then,
- thence,
- thereat,
- therefor,
- therefore,
- thereupon,
- this way,
- this-a-way,
- thus and so,
- thus and thus,
- thusly,
- thuswise,
- to illustrate,
- whence,
- wherefore,
- wherefrom