Definition of AUTOMOBILE

automobile

Meanings

Plural: automobiles

Noun

  • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
  • A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

Verb

  • travel in an automobile
  • To travel by automobile.

Adj

  • Self-moving; self-propelled.

Origin / Etymology

From French automobile, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + French mobile (“moving”), from Latin mōbilis (“movable”), equivalent to auto- (“self”) + mobile.

Synonyms

auto, autokinetic, automobile, cah, car, devil wagon, horseless carriage, machine, motor, motor car, motorcar, ride, wheels, whip

Scrabble Score: 14

automobile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
automobile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
automobile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

automobile is a valid Words With Friends word