design
/dɪˈzaɪn/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.17 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The Wikilambda developers charmingly admit that they are not very experienced in language design."
- "The initial design of the park was rejected for being too expensive."
- "Where it had been left hundreds of years ago, / Extract from the depth, is but a setting sun, / Paradise is scarce in this light that won’t shine, / What is our earthly task, but a worthy design?"
- "We're working on some new designs for our range of summer shirts"
- "We have designs on winning the league next season."
- "To be hateful of the truth by design."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *segnāō Latin signō Latin designōder. Old French designerder. Middle English designen English design From Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin designō (“to mark out, point out, describe, design, contrive”), from de- (or dis-) + signō (“to mark”), from signum (“mark”). Doublet of designate.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪˈzaɪn/
- British English: /dɪˈzaɪn/
Usage
Inflected Forms
designs (plural)
designs (present, singular)
designing (participle, present)
designed (participle, past)
designed (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
designed (first person, past)
designest (archaic, present)
designed (past, second person)
designedst (archaic, past)
designeth (archaic, present)