Middle (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The middle child often feels left out of family decisions.
• The middle section of the book was the most interesting part.
• The middle of the night is when I usually have trouble sleeping.
• The new policy is a middle ground between the two opposing views.
• The middle row of seats usually has the most legroom on airplanes.

Synonyms

• In-between
• Mediate

Meaning ²

Equally distant from the extremes.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Center
• Midway
• Halfway

Meaning ³

Of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Early
• Late

Meaning ⁴

Between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Antonyms

• Early
• Late