temporal
NOUNADJECTIVE
/tɛmpərəl/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
temporal is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1E1M3P3O1R1A1L1
1 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does temporal mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world.
“temporal possessions of the church”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Not eternal.
“temporal matters of but fleeting moment”
SIMILAR
3
Of this earth or world.
“temporal joys”
“our temporal existence”
SIMILAR
OTHER · 2 SENSES
1
Of or relating to or limited by time.
“temporal processing”
“temporal dimensions”
2
Of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit).
“temporal bone”
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