NYT Dictionary

TRINITY

/ˈtɹɪnəti/
NounTRI-ni-tytri-ni-ty · 3 syllablesGrade 10

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2026

Meaning

A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīnī (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

threesometriadtriotrinetroikatriumvirateleashternternaryternion

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 1 recorded puzzle:

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