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As a letter m

is the thirteenth letter of the.

As a symbol m

is meter (metre), the unit of length in the international system of units.

As a numeral m

is cardinal number one thousand (1000).

As an adjective skittish is

easily scared or startled; timid.

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Translingual

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Etymology 1

Modification of capital letter M, from (etyl) letter .

Letter

  • The thirteenth letter of the .

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * (other scripts) * Turned:

    Etymology 2

    Various abbreviations.

    Symbol

    (Bilabial nasal) (head)
  • meter (metre), the unit of length in the International System of Units
  • milli-
  • .
  • mass
  • month or months

    • Etymology 3

    From upper case roman numeral M (1000), an alteration of ?, from ?, an alteration of ?, an alteration of ?, from encircling X (the roman numeral for ten) to indicate the hundredth ten.

    Alternative forms

    * M,

    Numeral

  • cardinal number one thousand (1000)
    • Synonyms
    *

    See also

    {{Letter , page=M , NATO=Mike , Morse=–– , Character=M , Braille=? }} Image:Latin M.png, Capital and lowercase versions of M , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter M.png, Uppercase and lowercase M in Fraktur ----

    skittish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Easily scared or startled; timid.
    • The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
  • wanton; changeable; fickle
    • Skittish Fortune's hall. — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * spookish * jumpy * squirrelly

    Derived terms

    * skittishly * skittishness

    See also

    * startle