exhibition
/ɛksɪˈbɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.37 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "There was an art exhibition on in the town hall."
- "a boat exhibition"
- "a shameful exhibition"
- "a disgusting exhibition"
- "Well I made some exhibition, I lost my will to eat / The only thing that matters to me is to touch your lotus feet"
- ""I could not have believed," remarked Francesca, "had I not witnessed it since my residence in your country, how the reality and the affectation of feeling can exist together. Before I left our solitary home, the very exhibition of emotion would have tempted me to doubt its truth. Now, I observe that some affect, as others shun, display; yet the feeling is equally true in both.""
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Intransitive verb
Inflected Forms
exhibitions (plural)
exhibitions (present, singular)
exhibitioning (participle, present)
exhibitioned (participle, past)
exhibitioned (past)