tildecommon nounSyllable DecompositiontildeEtymologyexpandfrom titulus, 'what is placed above', a sign of Latin paleography, via Spanish. note that the word was first considered feminine.Definitions1. Diacritical sign of the Latin alphabet noted ~ used in languages such as Spanish (ñ), Portuguese (ã, õ), Guarani or Breton, as well as in the International Phonetic Alphabet.expand2. In the shape of a tilde.figurativeexpandDes corbeaux éployés comme des tildes fontPluraltildesTranslationsenglish:tildefinnish:mato