THEME
What does "THEME" mean?
The central topic, idea, or recurring element of a work, event, or discussion.
Meanings
- The main subject or underlying idea of a piece of writing, art, or talk. Loss is the quiet theme running through every chapter.
- A recurring melodic idea in a piece of music. The film's theme returns, slowed and sad, in the final scene. technical
- A unifying motif or styled set of decorations for an event or product. The party had an undersea theme, all blue light and paper jellyfish.
Word origin
From Greek 'thema' meaning 'a thing set down' or proposition, from the root of 'tithenai' (to put, place); into Latin 'thema', then Old French and English - a theme is literally what a work is built upon.
Remember it
THEME starts with THE - because the theme is THE one idea everything else circles back to.
A little poem
One melody beneath the noise,
returning changed but recognized -
the thread you only see at the end.
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Wordplay
- I went to a party with no theme. The theme, it turned out, was that there wasn't one.
What it teaches
A theme is what survives the plot; forget the events and you still keep what they were about.
Quick facts
What does THEME mean?
The central topic, idea, or recurring element of a work, event, or discussion.
Is THEME a valid word?
Yes — THEME is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is THEME?
THEME has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does THEME come from?
From Greek 'thema' meaning 'a thing set down' or proposition, from the root of 'tithenai' (to put, place); into Latin 'thema', then Old French and English - a theme is literally what a work is built upon.
What can THEME teach us?
A theme is what survives the plot; forget the events and you still keep what they were about.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.