homage
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is homage a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of homage?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.Examples: "I ſought no homage from the Race that vvrite; / I kept, like Aſian Monarchs, from their ſight: […]"; "When a man squeezes the hand of a pretty woman, […] she will consider such an impertinent freedom in the light of an insult, if she have any true delicacy, instead of being flattered by this unmeaning homage to beauty."; "It’s appropriate that we pay homage to them and the sacrifices they made."countableuncountable
2. (countable) An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style.Examples: "He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen."countable
3. (historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.Examples: "We'll do thee homage, and be rul'd by thee, / Love thee as our commander and our king."Synonyms: manredcountablehistoricaluncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive, obsolete) To pay reverence to by external action.obsoletetransitive
2. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to pay homage.Examples: "The Austrian Crowns and Romes seven Hills she shook; >br>To her great Neptune Homag'd all his Streams"obsoletetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary