noun
- An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation.
- synonyms: frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum
adverb
- Used to introduce a logical conclusion. ( from that fact or reason or as a result)
- usage: "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"
- In the way indicated."hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). thus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/thus/definitions/1253646 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "thus" http://smartdefine.org/thus/definitions/1253646 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, thus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/thus/definitions/1253646>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "thus" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/thus/definitions/1253646> |