maxi

maxi

See also: mǎxì and maxi-

English

Etymology

Back-formation from maximum on the analogy of minimum and mini.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æksi

Adjective

maxi (comparative more maxi, superlative most maxi)

1. Having a hemline at ankle length.

   Coordinate terms: mini, midi

2. Being of the largest size in its category of items.

   Antonym: mini

   • 1968 ·, Nagpur University Journal: Humanities - Volume 19, page 87:

     It will be observed that on each of the mini runs there are more hits than on either of the maxi runs.

   • 1979, United & Babson Investment Report - Volume 71, page 196:

     The chance to shelter additional current income for future retirement is what makes the "maxi” plan attractive.

   • 1980, TVC. - Volume 17, Issues 1-12, page 38:

     Liptak identified several trends emerging in the marketing of pay-TV which he identified as the 2½, (rather than "maxi-maxi- mini") phenomenon, the “1½ phenomenon,” (meaning a maxi and mini package), and a possible trend raising the question of whether three maxi's might be successful.

Translations

having a hemline at ankle length

Indonesian: maksi (id) Polish: maksi (pl) Serbo-Croatian: maksi (sh)

Noun

maxi (countable and uncountable, plural maxis)

1. A dress, coat or skirt having such a hemline.

   Coordinate terms: mini, midi

2. Abbreviation of maxi boat.
3. Abbreviation of maxi single.
   • 1995, Billboard (volume 107, number 27, page 48)

     We release maxis at the local price in the most important territories — Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, etc.

4. Abbreviation of maxipad.
   • 1979, Redbook: The Magazine for Young Adults - Volume 153, page 203:

     We did it, maxi users. We made you a maxier maxi. We put in a special reserve protection system: more absorbent material precisely where you need it most (but not bulkier).

5. Abbreviation of maxicomputer.
   • 1976, E. Salkovitz, ‎United States. Office of Naval Research, Science, Technology, and the Modern Navy: Thirtieth Anniversary, 1946-1976 (page 474)

     Time sharing will be done by the mini because time sharing (the bulk of which is simple text editing) is the wrong thing to do on a maxi and the right thing on a mini.

See also

• max
• maxi-
• mini
• (nautical): supermaxi

Anagrams

• IMAX

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak.si/

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Adverb

maxi

1. (colloquial) maximum; maximally

   Antonym: mini

Further reading

• “maxi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmak.si/
• Rhymes: -aksi
• Hyphenation: mà‧xi

Adjective

maxi (invariable)

1. having larger than normal dimensions
2. longer than normal (of clothing)

Noun

maxi f (invariable)

1. maxi (long skirt or dress)

Anagrams

• mixa

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Romanian

Etymology

From French maxi.

Adjective

maxi m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. maximum

Declension

Declension of maxi (invariable)

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	maxi		maxi	maxi	maxi
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	maxi		maxi	maxi	maxi
	definite	—		—	—	—

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Spanish

Noun

maxi m (plural maxis)

1. maxi