military

[mil-i-ter-ee]

adjective

1. of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy.

   from civilian to military life.

2. of, for, or pertaining to war.

   military preparedness.

3. of or relating to soldiers.

   Synonyms: martial, soldierly

4. befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier.

   a military bearing.

5. following the life of a soldier.

   a military career.

6. performed by soldiers.

   military duty.

noun

plural

militaries, military 

1. the military,

   1. the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.

   2. military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively.

      the bar, the press, and the military.

military

/ ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc

2. of, characteristic of, or about soldiers

noun

1. the armed services (esp the army)

Other Word Forms

• militarily adverb
• militariness noun
• antimilitary adjective
• nonmilitary adjective
• premilitary adjective
• promilitary adjective
• pseudomilitarily adverb
• pseudomilitary adjective
• quasi-military adjective
• supermilitary adjective
• unmilitarily adverb
• unmilitary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of military¹

1575–85; < Latin mīlitāri ( s ), equivalent to mīlit- (stem of mīles ) soldier + -āris -ary

Word History and Origins

Origin of military¹

C16: via French from Latin mīlitāris, from mīles soldier

Example Sentences

The closure came days after two Israeli military personnel were shot dead near the crossing by a Jordanian gunman, who was killed at the scene.

From BBC

The ability to collect, play back and analyse communications with such breadth helped to shape military operations in Gaza and the West Bank, according to their investigation.

From BBC

Pentagon spokesman and senior Hegseth adviser, Sean Parnell, said in a statement released Thursday that Hegseth “will be addressing his senior military leaders early next week,” but offered no further details.

From Salon

The Israeli military says its air force has carried out its "most powerful strike" in Yemen in response to the Houthi movement's repeated drone and missile attacks on Israel.

From BBC

The question now facing the country's military is how to respond.

From BBC

Related Words

• army 
• force 
• navy 
• service 
• troop