direction
/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.93 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Keep going in the same direction."
- "Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair."
- "Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction."
- "The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction."
- "The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak."
- "I shall not rest satisfied with merely employing my capital in insuring ships. I shall buy up some good Life Assurance shares, and cut into the Direction."
Etymology
From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
- British English: /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/