definition – English noun declension

English noun forms of definition

Noun: definition
Singulardefinition
Pluraldefinitions

Sample Sentences

  • Your definition of "elephant" needs to be more precise than "a big animal with large ears".
  • DEFINITIONS mean nothing unless the concept in the mind of the men who makes the definition is the same as that in the mind of the man who hears it. [1925, Thomas R. Marshall, Recollections of Thomas R. Marshall, Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 65:]
  • Phrases such as “woman of the moment” were added to equal the old saying of the “man of the moment.” And one of the definitions of “woman” now refers to a “person’s wife, girlfriend, or female lover,” as opposed to being tied to only a man. [2020 November 9, Christina Zdanowicz, “Oxford dictionaries change ‘sexist’ and outdated definitions of the word ‘woman’”, in CNN:]
  • Baroque is a good game, but only for a very narrow subset of the gaming audience. It is the very definition of a niche title. [2008 May, Shoeless Wayne Santos, “Baroque” (game review), GameAxis Unwired, Hardware Zone Pte, page 51]
  • Comedy Bang! Bang! It’s silly, it spoofy – it’s the very definition of a hidden gem [2016 March 1, Stuart Heritage, “Comedy Bang! Bang! It’s silly, it spoofy - it’s the very definition of a hidden gem”, in The Guardian:]
  • That Trump just came out and asked for Zelensky to investigate the Bidens – after reminding him several times of how much the US did for Ukraine!!!! – is something very close to the textbook definition of a quid pro quo. [2019 September 25, Chris Cilizza, “The Ukraine call ‘transcript’ is pretty darn close to a smoking gun”, in ThePo!nt, CNN:]
  • Her comic genius is beyond definition.
  • The definition of a telescope.
  • Improve the definition of an image.
  • high-definition videos
  • A jacket with distinct waist definition.
  • However, some clues include words that do not form part of the wordplay or the definition. [2014, Henry Howarth, Learn How to Solve Cryptic Crosswords: A Course for Beginners, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 59:]

Etymology

From Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from dēfīniō. Equivalent to define + -ition. See: Latin Nouns 'dēfīnītiō'.

Verbs referencing "definition"

Finnish Nouns definitio.