Standard Lemma guide

ai

adj · contraction · name · noun · verb · 31 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • ā′ī′
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌeɪ̯ˈaɪ̯/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: /ˌeɪ̯ˈʌɪ̯/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌæɪ̯ˈɑe̯/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌæɪ̯ˈaɪ̯/
  • Scotland: /ˌeˈaɪ̯/
  • Scotland: /ˌeˈʌi̯/
  • Scotland: /ˌeˈəi̯/
  • India: /ˌeːˈaj/
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • /aɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: ay
  • homophone: aye
  • homophone: I
  • homophone: eye
  • /ˈɑ.i/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: EY1 AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Generated or appearing to have been generated by artificial intelligence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

contraction

Meaning 2

All right.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, contraction, slang

Examples

  • Ai, let's go.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Air India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Initialism of American Idol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

Initialism of Amnesty International.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

Initialism of Adobe Illustrator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

name

Meaning 7

An ancient Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua, popularly believed to be the modern archeological site Et-Tell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

name

Meaning 8

An ancient city mentioned in Jeremiah 49:3 of unknown location, possibly the same city as definition 1.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

name

Meaning 9

A female given name from Japanese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

name

Meaning 10

A surname from Chinese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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11

noun

Meaning 11

A type of three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

Initialism of artificial intelligence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Qualifier: artificial intelligence

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

Initialism of artificial intelligence.

A specific artificial intelligence program, such as the chatbot ChatGPT.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable

Qualifier: artificial intelligence

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

Initialism of artificial intelligence.

The system that controls the behavior of enemies and non-player characters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: artificial intelligence

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

Initialism of artificial intelligence.

A character or entity controlled by the game instead of a player.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Qualifier: artificial intelligence

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: NPC, CPU, bot

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

Initialism of action item.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: management

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

Initialism of airborne intelligence (synonym for an early type of airborne radar).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British-airforce, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

Initialism of articulatory index.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

Initialism of artificial insemination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

noun

Meaning 20

Initialism of adequate intake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Qualifier: nutrition

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

Abbreviation of angiotensin I.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

Initialism of atavistic-idiosyncratic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

Initialism of attitude indicator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

noun

Meaning 24

Initialism of air integration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

noun

Meaning 25

Initialism of academic integrity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: education

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

noun

Meaning 26

Initialism of amelogenesis imperfecta.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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27

verb

Meaning 27

To use artificial intelligence to search for or generate content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

noun

Meaning 28

the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: artificial insemination

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: insemination

29

noun

Meaning 29

a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot and each hindfoot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sloth, tree sloth

30

noun

Meaning 30

the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • workers in AI hope to imitate or duplicate intelligence in computers and robots

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: artificial intelligence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: computer science, computing

Narrower terms: machine translation, MT, robotics

31

noun

Meaning 31

an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Army Intelligence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority

History

Etymology

Contraction of aight (which itself is a contraction of all right).

From Hebrew הָעַי (ha-'ai, “the heap of ruins”).

From Japanese あい (Ai).

Borrowed from Chinese 艾 (Ài).

Originated 1685–95, from Brazilian Portuguese aí, from Old Tupi a'y.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hebrew: הָעַי (HaAy) — Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua
  • Portuguese: Ai — Canaanite royal city mentioned in the Book of Joshua
  • Portuguese: Ai — city mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah
  • Afrikaans: KI — artificial intelligence
  • Albanian: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Aragonese: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Armenian: արհեստական բանականություն (arhestakan banakanutʻyun) — artificial intelligence
  • Armenian: ԱԲ — artificial intelligence
  • Azerbaijani: Sİ — artificial intelligence
  • Azerbaijani: SZ — artificial intelligence
  • Bulgarian: ИИ (II) — artificial intelligence
  • Catalan: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人工智能 (réngōng zhìnéng) — artificial intelligence
  • Czech: UI — artificial intelligence
  • Danish: AI or ai — artificial intelligence
  • Dutch: KI — artificial intelligence
  • Dutch: ki — artificial intelligence
  • Dutch: AI — artificial intelligence
  • Esperanto: AI — artificial intelligence
  • Finnish: tekoäly — artificial intelligence
  • French: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Galician: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Georgian: ხი (xi) — artificial intelligence
  • German: KI — artificial intelligence
  • Greek: ΤΝ (TN) — artificial intelligence
  • Hindi: कृत्रिम बुद्धि (kŕtrim buddhi) — artificial intelligence
  • Hindi: कृबु (kŕbu) — artificial intelligence
  • Hindi: आर्टिफ़िशियल इंटेलिजेंस (ārṭifiśiyal iṇṭelijens) — artificial intelligence
  • Hindi: एआई (eāī) — artificial intelligence
  • Hungarian: MI — artificial intelligence
  • Irish: IS — artificial intelligence
  • Japanese: 人工知能 (jinkō chinō) — artificial intelligence
  • Japanese: AI (AI) — artificial intelligence
  • Korean: 인공지능 (in'gongjineung) — artificial intelligence
  • Korean: 에이아이 (eiai) — artificial intelligence
  • Latvian: MI — artificial intelligence
  • Lithuanian: DI — artificial intelligence
  • Maltese: AI — artificial intelligence
  • Norwegian Bokmål: KI — artificial intelligence
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: KI — artificial intelligence
  • Polish: SI — artificial intelligence
  • Portuguese: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Romanian: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Russian: ИИ́ (IÍ) — artificial intelligence
  • Sicilian: NA — artificial intelligence
  • Spanish: IA — artificial intelligence
  • Swahili: AM — artificial intelligence
  • Swahili: AB — artificial intelligence
  • Swedish: AI — artificial intelligence
  • Tamil: செநு (cenu) — artificial intelligence
  • Tamil: ஏஐ (ē’ai) — artificial intelligence
  • Thai: เอไอ (ee-ai) — artificial intelligence
  • Turkish: YZ — artificial intelligence
  • Ukrainian: ШІ́ (ŠÍ) — artificial intelligence
  • Welsh: DA — artificial intelligence
  • Xibe: ᡝᡞ ᠠᡞ (ei ai) — artificial intelligence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人工授精 (réngōng shòujīng) — artificial insemination
  • Dutch: ki — artificial insemination
  • Finnish: keinosiemennys — artificial insemination
  • French: IA — artificial insemination
  • Greek: τεχνητή γονιμοποίηση (technití gonimopoíisi) — artificial insemination
  • Hindi: कृत्रिम गर्भाधान (kŕtrim garbhādhān) — artificial insemination
  • Hindi: कृग (kŕg) — artificial insemination
  • Polish: zapłodnienie in vitro — artificial insemination
  • Russian: ЭКО (EKO) — artificial insemination
  • Spanish: inseminación artificial — artificial insemination