figure
/ˈfɪɡɚ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.07 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A drawing or diagram conveying information.
noun
The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
noun
A person, thing, or action representative of another
noun
The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
noun
A numeral.
Example Sentences
- "For example, while Figure 1 shows information for 516 visitor groups, Figure 3 presents data for 1,625 individuals. A note above each graph or table specifies the information illustrated. ... For example, although Joshua Tree NP visitors returned 525 questionnaires, Figure 1 shows data for only 516 respondents."
- "a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"
- "a coin that bears the figure of an angel"
- "Ever since I was a young’n and my dad gave me a Godzilla figure, I’ve been a huge fan of the big green lizard from the Land of the Rising Sun."
- "Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures."
- "He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain."
Etymology
From Middle English figure, borrowed from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing”), from fingō (“to form, shape, mold, fashion”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, shape, form, knead”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), Sanskrit देग्धि (dégdhi), Old English dāg (“dough”). More at dough. Doublet of figura.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *dʰeyǵʰ-, figure, figūra
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɪɡɚ/
- British English: /ˈfɪɡə/
Usage
- Obsolete
- American usage
- Intransitive verb
- Transitive verb