Demon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdiː.mən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Demon is a noun meaning An evil supernatural being.
Meaning
An evil supernatural being.
More Meanings
- A neutral supernatural being.
- Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
- (card games) A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
- (computing) Alternative spelling of daemon.
- (physics) Acronym of distinct electron motion particle: a quasiparticle, a type of massless neutral electron excitation associated with superconductivity.
Example Sentences
He’s a demon at the card tables.
‘That's much the best feeling to have.’ She dealt out the first row of ‘demon’.
Chelsea defended like demons to snuff out Manchester City but this was a perfectly calibrated triumph, built upon a structured attacking approach, choosing the right moments to transition, and illuminated by the smoothness of Havertz’s technique.
Word Forms
- demons
Synonyms for demon
Depending on context, synonyms include genius, barghest, bogie, bogeyman, boggard, bogle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include devil, daimon, daemon, fiend, ogre, monster.
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