method
/ˈmɛθəd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
Countable
noun
A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "If one method doesn't work, you should ask a friend to help you."
- "He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable."
- "Many insects probably use this strategy, which is a close analogy to crypsis in the visible world—camouflage and other methods for blending into one’s visual background."
- "Though this be madneſſe, / Yet there is Method in 't: […]"
- "There's method in the universe. We're lucky that things aren't worse."
- "In this case, the application of the famous method was a little shaky. To be fair, the director was dealing with a pretty stroppy cast."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos)bor. Latin methodusbor. Middle French methodebor. English method From Middle French methode, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos). By surface analysis, met- + -hod. See also -ode and hodo-.