finis

noun

fi·​nis ˈfi-nəs 

ˈfī-nəs;

fə-ˈnē 

: end, conclusion

… rather than a finis, there was a petering-out of funds and energy and a creeping-in of decay.

—Ronald Blythe

The debilitating back ailment that afflicted him last season could have spelled finis to [=could have ended] his career.

—Stan Fischler

—typically used like "the end" to mark the conclusion of something, such as a book or movie

… the book lay open before me at the last page, where was written 'Finis.'

—Charlotte Brontë

Synonyms

• capper
• close
• closing
• conclusion
• consummation
• end
• endgame
• ending
• finale
• finish
• grand finale
• homestretch
• mop-up
• windup
• wrap-up

Examples of finis in a Sentence

if the two countries keep up their arms race, the inevitable finis to their rivalry will be their mutual destruction

Recent Examples on the Web

But no one is calling this a finis. —Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

finis

noun

fin·​is

ˈfin-əs,

ˈfī-nəs

: end entry 1 sense 2a, conclusion