Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

development

/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.31 in modern English

Syllables
de-vel-op-ment
IPA
/dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

Uncountable

noun

The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

Uncountable

noun

Something which has developed.

Countable

noun

A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.

Countable

noun

The building of such a project.

Uncountable

noun

The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).

Uncountable

noun

The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

Uncountable

noun

The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French développement, from Old French desvelopemens (“unrolling”). By surface analysis, develop + -ment. First attested in 1756.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: développement, desvelopemens

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/
  • British English: /dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

developments (plural) developement (alternative)

Derived Forms

developmental developmentary developmentation devlog DevOps DevSecOps predevelopment

Phrases

development aid development hell development limbo development mule

Synonyms

conversion metamorphosis transformation development transfiguration transfigurement transmogrification transmutation sea change

Antonyms

antidevelopment nondevelopment undevelopment

Rhymes With

redevelopment underdevelopment

Questions

How do you pronounce development?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/.
What does development mean?
The process of developing; growth, directed change.
Where does development come from?
It is traced to French. First known use: First attested in 1756.

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