Home › Words › A › appuiappui/əˈpwiː/appui means A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, appui ranks #9,105 of 42,747 for Qualifying.appui is pronounced /əˈpwiː/.EtymologyFrom French appui, from Latin ad + podium (“foothold”).nounA support or supporter; a stay; a prop.e.g.“If a Vine bee to climbe trees that are of any great height, there would be staies and appuies set to it, wherupon it may take hold” — 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XVII.] CHAP. XXIII. Of Trees ranged in rewes for to support Vines.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly CaThe mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.verbTo prop or support, e.g. by posting troops.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.supportance 68% match — support vs appui →supportment 66% match — support vs appui →stayer 65% match — One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop. vs appui →supporter 63% match — A person who gives support to someone or something.; A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent. vs appui →proppage 63% match — That which props or supports. vs appui →butment 60% match — A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. vs appui →propping 58% match — The act by which something is propped. vs appui →underpin 58% match — To support from below with props or masonry. vs appui →