pillar C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈpɪlɚ/ UK /ˈpɪlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an upright vertical support, or a person regarded as a mainstay She was a pillar of the community for over thirty years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an upright vertical... columnpostsupportpiermainstaypropbastion Word family Forms pillared Derived forms pillared Related forms pilasterpile Etymology AI details From Anglo-Norman piler, from Old French piler, from Medieval Latin pilare, from Latin pila ('pillar, pier, stone barrier'). pila Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pillar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪlɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɪlə/ ## Meanings 1. an upright vertical support, or a person regarded as a mainstay ## Examples - She was a pillar of the community for over thirty years. ## Synonyms - column - post - support - pier - mainstay - prop - bastion ## Derived Forms - pillared ## Related Forms - pilaster - pile ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pila ## Etymology From Anglo-Norman piler, from Old French piler, from Medieval Latin pilare, from Latin pila ('pillar, pier, stone barrier'). ## AI Etymology Pillar is from Anglo-Norman piler, from Old French piler, from Medieval Latin pilare, from Latin pila ('pillar, pier, stone barrier'). Important recorded forms include pila (Latin). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an upright vertical support, or a person regarded as a mainstay. The wider family includes derived forms such as pillared and related words such as pilaster and pile. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown