Added 9 October 2026
mill
/mɪl/ noun
In Latin: mola Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mill at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing.
- Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836).
- English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873).
verb
Origin
From Middle English mylne, mille, from Old English mylen, from Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu (“mill”), from Late Latin molīna, molīnum, molīnus (“mill”), from Latin molō (“grind, mill”, verb), closely allied to Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush, grind”) (see English millstone). Perhaps cognate with Milne (a surname). Doublet of moline, moulin, and blin.
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