'Namely' definitions:
Definition of 'namely'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Definition of 'Namely'
From: GCIDE
- Namely \Name"ly\, adv.
- 1. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation. [1913 Webster]
- For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can question. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'namely'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- as here defined,
- as here interpreted,
- especially,
- exempli gratia,
- for example,
- for instance,
- id est,
- in explanation,
- in other words,
- nominally,
- particularly,
- sc,
- scil,
- scilicet,
- specially,
- specifically,
- that is,
- to explain,
- to wit,
- videlicet,
- viz
Words containing 'Namely'
- In name,
- In the name of,
- Name,
- Named,
- Naming,
- in name only,
- names,
- Baptismal name,
- By-name,
- Christian name,
- First name,
- Given name,
- Maiden name,
- Name plate,
- Pen name,
- Place name,
- Proper name,
- Purser's name,
- Specific name,
- To call names,
- To-name,
- Trade name,
- Trivial name,
- above-named,
- assumed name,
- author's name,
- bad name,
- big name,
- brand name,
- company name,
- domain name,
- false name,
- family name,
- fictitious name,
- file name,
- generic name,
- last name,
- manner name,
- middle name,
- name and address,
- name calling,
- name day,
- name dropper,
- name of the game,
- name part,
- name tag,
- part name,
- pet name,
- stage name,
- street name,
- whole name,
- writer's name,
- To call any one names,
- To take a name in vain,
- Two-name,
- computer file name,
- file name extension,
- name-dropping,
- shiloh name of a city,
- To take the name of God in vain,
- brand-name drug,
- two-name paper