janus

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for janus.

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Technically, it's a 'janus word,' which means it has two definitions that are antonyms.

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Quick take

A moon of Saturn.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of janus gathered in one view.

noun

A moon of Saturn.

noun

(figuratively) A two-faced person, a hypocrite.

noun

(Roman mythology) The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for janus.

noun

A moon of Saturn.

noun

(figuratively) A two-faced person, a hypocrite.

noun

(Roman mythology) The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.

noun

(attributively) Used to indicate things with two faces (such as animals with diprosopus) or aspects; or made of two different materials; or having a two-way action.

Example sentences

Technically, it's a 'janus word,' which means it has two definitions that are antonyms.

Here are some steps I think will be helpful: 1 ) Install vim with janus and use gvim/macvim.

I installed Janus today and keep trying to make the jump but can't get myself to stick with it.

I am still on the fence about the usefulness of Janus as someone starting with Vim.

I was reminded of the philosophical work of Buckminster Fuller and Alexander's Flora/Lucifera janus figure reminds me of Carl Jung's Philemon figure.

> Much more significant (and confusing) are the idiomatic divergences There are a bunch of Janus words and phrases.

I don't know if it's true or not (they are litigious, CYA), but it appears as though it's possible that maybe Niklas Zennstrom or Janus Friis were trying to blackmail eBay into selling Skype back to them cheap and this is the punishment for not doing so.

Quote examples

Bill Gross of Janus called German Bunds the "short of the century" and it looks as if US and JPY are equally vulnerable.

I hadn't run across the concept of "Janus words/phrases" before.

Proper noun examples

Janus VR, meanwhile, is busy working at turning the Web into a metaverse, and getting some rave reviews.

Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, for instance, weren't wellconnected when they started out with Kazaa and in the early days of Skype.

In these cases, one can hardly fault the police for complaining that they feel the brunt of the frustration of a population while politicians politick and like Janus, speak from two mouths and their only policy to address issues is to send in the police to stabilize a place instead of engaging the community and establishing enhancement programs.