Definition

//ˌdɛfᵻˈnɪʃ(ə)n//

Synonyms for "definition" (112 found)

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Strong matches (33)

Related words (56)

Noun(1 words)
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coordinate

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derived

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has context

5 entries

holonym

4 entries

is a

3 entries

meronym

2 entries

related to

25 entries

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Translations

263 translations across 83 languages.

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Albanian

2 entries
  • përcaktim noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • përkufizim noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ὁρισμός noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Arabic

1 entries
  • تَعْرِيف noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Armenian

4 entries
  • սահմանում noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • սահմանում noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • սահմանում noun (action or process of defining)
  • սահմանում noun (act of defining)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • tərif noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • билдәләмә noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • билдәләмә noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • азначэ́нне noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • вызначэ́нне noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • дэфіні́цыя noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Bengali

1 entries
  • সংজ্ঞা noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • дефини́ция noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • дефини́ция noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • дефини́ция noun (product of defining)
  • определе́ние noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အနက် noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Catalan

4 entries
  • definició noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definició noun (action or process of defining)
  • definició noun (product of defining)
  • definició noun (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • پێناسە noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Chinese

2 entries
  • 定義 /定义 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • 釋義 /释义 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 定意 noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • 定義 /定义 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • 釋義 /释义 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 下定意 noun (action or process of defining)
  • 下定意 noun (act of defining)
  • 下定意 noun (action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite)
  • 定意 noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)

Chuvash

2 entries
  • дефиници noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • палӑртав noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Czech

2 entries
  • definice noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definice noun (action or process of defining)

Danish

4 entries
  • definition noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definition noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • definition noun (action or process of defining)
  • definition noun (act of defining)

Dari

1 entries
  • تَعْرِیف noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Dutch

4 entries
  • definitie noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definitie noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • definitie noun (product of defining)
  • definiëring noun (action or process of defining)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 定義 /定义 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • difino noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • difino noun (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)

Estonian

1 entries
  • definitsioon noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Finnish

4 entries
  • erottelukyky noun (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)
  • erottuvuus noun (bodybuilding: the degree to which individual muscles are distinct)
  • kirkkaus noun (clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction)
  • määritelmä noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

French

4 entries
  • définition noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • définition noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • définition noun (action or process of defining)
  • définition noun (act of defining)

Galician

1 entries
  • definición noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Georgian

4 entries
  • განმარტება noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • განსაზღვრება noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • გარჩევადობა noun (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)
  • დეფინიცია noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

German

4 entries
  • Begriffsbestimmung noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • Begriffserklärung noun (action or process of defining)
  • Begriffserklärung noun (act of defining)
  • Definierung noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)

Greek

1 entries
  • ορισμός noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • definisyon noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • הַגְדָּרָה noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • הַגְדָּרָה noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • הַגְדָּרָה noun (act of defining)

Hindi

2 entries
  • परिभाषा noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • शब्दार्थ noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • definíció noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • meghatározás noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • orðskýring noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • definisi noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Iranian Persian

1 entries
  • تَعْریف noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Irish

2 entries
  • gléine noun (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)
  • sainmhíniú noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Italian

4 entries
  • definitezza noun (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)
  • definitezza noun (sharp demarcation of outlines or limits)
  • definizione noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definizione noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 定義 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • 語義 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • анықтама noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • дефиниция noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Khmer

1 entries
  • និយមន័យ noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Korean

2 entries
  • 어의 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • 정의 noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • аныктама noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • дефиниция noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Lao

1 entries
  • ນິຍາມ noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Latin

1 entries
  • dēfīnītiō noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Latvian

1 entries
  • definīcija noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • apibrėžimas noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definicija noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • дефиниција noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Malay

4 entries
  • definisi noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • takrif noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • takrifan noun (action or process of defining)
  • takrifan noun (act of defining)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • നിർവ്വചനം noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Marathi

1 entries
  • व्याख्या noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • тодорхойлолт noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Māori

1 entries
  • aronga noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • pênase noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • tarîf noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • definisjon noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • definisjon noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Pashto

1 entries
  • تعريف noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Polish

2 entries
  • definicja noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • rozdzielczość noun (clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • clareza noun (clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction)
  • definição noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definição noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • definição noun (action or process of defining)

Romanian

4 entries
  • definire noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definire noun (action or process of defining)
  • definire noun (act of defining)
  • definire noun (action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite)

Romansch

4 entries
  • definiziun noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definiziun noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • definiziun noun (action or process of defining)
  • definiziun noun (act of defining)

Russian

4 entries
  • дефини́ция noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • объясне́ние noun (action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite)
  • определе́ние noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • определе́ние noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • शब्दार्थ noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • comharrachadh noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • comharrachadh noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • comharrachadh noun (act of defining)
  • comharrachadh noun (product of defining)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • definícija noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • дефини́ција noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Slovak

1 entries
  • definícia noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Slovene

1 entries
  • definicija noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Spanish

1 entries
  • definición noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Swedish

4 entries
  • definierande noun (action or process of defining)
  • definition noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • definition noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • definition noun (act of defining)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • kahulugan noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Tajik

1 entries
  • таъриф noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Tatar

1 entries
  • билгеләмә noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Telugu

1 entries
  • నిర్వచనము noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Thai

4 entries
  • การกำหนด noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • การนิยาม noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • คำนิยาม noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • นิยาม noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • མཚན་ཉིད noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Turkish

4 entries
  • definasyon noun (sharp demarcation of outlines or limits)
  • definasyon noun (bodybuilding: the degree to which individual muscles are distinct)
  • definisyon noun (sharp demarcation of outlines or limits)
  • definisyon noun (bodybuilding: the degree to which individual muscles are distinct)

Turkmen

2 entries
  • kesgitleme noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • kesgitnama noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ви́значення noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • ви́значення noun (statement expressing the essential nature of something)
  • дефіні́ція noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • озна́чення noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Urdu

1 entries
  • تَعْرِیف noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • تەبىر noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • definitsiya noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)
  • taʻrif noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • định nghĩa noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Welsh

1 entries
  • diffiniad noun (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol)

Sample sentences

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Look up the definition of 'guy' in your dictionary.

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The word 'excessive competition' is frequently used in Japanese industry, but there is not a precise definition of the practice.

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Can you give me the definition of a cone?

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To give a definition of a word is more difficult than to give an illustration of its usage.

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