definition
nounHow many syllables in definition?
There are 4 syllables in the word definition.How to pronounce definition:
Definition of definition:
- definition (noun):
- a statement of the meaning of a word or phrase
- a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol.
- a statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol
Synonyms for definition:
clarification
contextual definition
delineation
depiction
description
dictionary definition
elucidation
explanation
explication
explicit definition
exposition
interpretation
ostensive definition
picture
portrait
portrayal
recursive definition
redefinition
rendering
sketch
statement of meaning
stipulative definition
tale
Antonyms for definition:
ambiguity
complication
concealment
denial
hiding
ignorance
misrepresentation
nonsense
obfuscation
obscurity
question
quiet
silence
suppression
vagueness
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- characterize
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- realizing
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- litigation
- twenty sixteen
- quadruplicate
- sustainable
- basically
- collateral
- incessantly
- agility
- religious
- reddish-orange
- fasciitis
- ammonia
- vehemently
- Hermione
- dissuaded
- supermarket
- artisanal
- unproductive
- self-reliant
- hypothermal
- nebulousness
- instantaneous
- calamari
- metrical foot
- continental
- vertically
- gelidity
- mercifulness
- momentary
- diabolic
- assiduous
- liberator
- unverified
- eternalize
- nonproductive
- alveoli
- decelerate
- introverted
- omnisciently
- commoditize
- frustratingly
- eternally
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