Definitions for louis
ˈlu ɪslouis

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Louis, Joe Louis, Joseph Louis Barrow(noun)

   United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

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1. Louis(ProperNoun)

   A male given name from French.

   "It is hardly a week since you called me your future husband, and treated me as such; now I am once more the tutor for you: I am addressed as Mr. Moore, and Sir; your lips have forgotten Louis."

   Etymology: From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish reconstructed as *Hlōdowig, *Hlūdawīg, &c., from Proto-Germanic words reconstructed as *hlūdaz ("loud; famous") + *wīgą ("battle") . Doublet of Lewis and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.

2. Louis(ProperNoun)

   A female given name

   Etymology: From French Louis, from Middle French Loïs, Loïc, &c., from Old French Looïs, Luis, Lodhwig, &c., from Latin Ludovicus, from Clodovicus, from Frankish reconstructed as *Hlōdowig, *Hlūdawīg, &c., from Proto-Germanic words reconstructed as *hlūdaz ("loud; famous") + *wīgą ("battle") . Doublet of Lewis and, more remotely, Aloysius, Luis, Ludwig, Luigi, and Clovis.

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1. Louis

   lōō′i, n. a French gold coin superseded in 1795 by the 20-franc piece—also Lou′is-d'or.—adjs. Lou′is-Quatorze′, characteristic of the reign of Louis XIV. (1643-1715), in architecture and decoration; Lou′is-Quinze, of that of Louis XV. (1715-74); Lou′is-Seize, of that of Louis XVI. (1774-92); Lou′is-Treize, of that of Louis XIII. (1610-43).

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1. louis

   The name of a military order in France, instituted by Louis XIV. in 1693. Their collars were of a flame color, and passed from left to right. The king was always grand master.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'louis' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4191

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of louis in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of louis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of louis in a Sentence

1. Mark Scheifele:

   Every game has been a battle, st. Louis has made us work for every inch and we know thats going to happen again in Game 5 going back home. Weve got to be prepared. Weve got to get our rest and be ready to battle.

2. Sarah Paulson:

   I mean [ Fletcher ] won an Academy Award doing it, so there's no where to go but down, i absolutely feel that pressure because I have an enormous reverence for Louis Fletcher and for Louise Fletcher portrayal in that movie and for the movie itself. This story stands on its own in Sixth Sense that we are starting many years prior to when we meet Nurse Ratched in the movie' Cuckoos Nest,' so I know that I'm not going to be trying to emulate what she did because this is prior to her doing what she did in the movie. I have a little bit of leeway there, but I'm certainly thinking about it.

3. Liam Payne:

   I can't say too much, louis Tomlinson told me off for revealing a bit of our plans the other day, so you're going to have the group chat telling me off.

4. Monty Hagler:

   Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was never notified by the New Breed employees referenced by the Washington Post of any pressure they might have felt to make a political contribution, and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regrets if any employee felt uncomfortable for any reason.

5. Cameron Kasky:

   No, it's not my job to police comedy just because I find it offensive. Comedy is supposed to be offensive. My feelings have no place in it. Yes, Louis is an ass for the jokes he's making which sucks cause he used to be really funny and not just a professional jerk.

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