thrice C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /θraɪs/ UK /θraɪs/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like trice /θ/ vs /t/ Meanings 1 adv three times He knocked thrice before the heavy door finally opened. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · three times triply ↔ Opposites oncetwice Word family Related forms threetwiceonce Etymology AI details From Middle English thries, from Old English thriwa ('three times') with the adverbial genitive -s added. thries Middle English thriwa Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # thrice **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /θraɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /θraɪs/ ## Meanings 1. three times ## Examples - He knocked thrice before the heavy door finally opened. ## Synonyms - triply ## Antonyms - once - twice ## Related Forms - three - twice - once ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thries - Root: thriwa ## Etymology From Middle English thries, from Old English thriwa ('three times') with the adverbial genitive -s added. ## AI Etymology Thrice comes from Middle English thries, from Old English thriwa ('three times') with the adverbial genitive -s added. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adverb, it carries the sense "three times", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Middle English thries and Old English thriwa. Related words include three, twice, once. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown