definition

See also: Definition and définition

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English diffinicioun, from Middle French definition, from Latin dēfīnītiō, from dēfīniō.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: def‧in‧ition

NounEdit

definition (countable and uncountable, plural definitions)

1. (semantics) A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
2. A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
3. The action or process of defining.
4. The act of defining; determination of the limits.
5. A product of defining.
6. The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.

   Her comic genius is beyond definition.

7. Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

   The definition of a telescope.

   Improve the definition of an image.

8. Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
9. Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.

   A jacket with distinct waist definition.

10. (bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
11. (programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
12. (mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.

SynonymsEdit

• See also Wikisaurus:definition

HyponymsEdit

Hyponyms of definition

• circular definition
• conceptual definition
• dictionary definition
• enumerative definition

• extensional definition
• intensional definition
• lexical definition

• operational definition
• ostensive definition
• precising definition

• recursive definition
• stipulative definition
• working definition

Derived termsEdit

• high-definition

Related termsEdit

Related terms

• define
• definiendum

• definiens
• definitional

• definition by example

• definition by pointing

TranslationsEdit

statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol

• Arabic: تَعْرِيف‏‎ (ar) m (taʿrīf)
• Bashkir: билдәләмә (bildälämä)
• Belarusian: азначэ́нне n (aznačénnje), вызначэ́нне n (vyznačénnje), дэфіні́цыя f (definícyja)
• Bulgarian: определе́ние (bg) n (opredelénie), дефини́ция (bg) f (definícija)
• Catalan: definició (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定義 (zh), 定义 (zh) (dìngyì), 釋義 (zh), 释义 (zh) (shìyì)

• Czech: definice (cs) f
• Danish: definition (da) c
• Dutch: definitie (nl) f, omschrijving (nl) f
• Esperanto: difino (eo)
• Finnish: määritelmä (fi)
• French: définition (fr) f
• Galician: definición (gl) f
• Georgian: განმარტება (ganmarṭeba), განსაზღვრება (gansazɣvreba), დეფინიცია (depinicia)
• German: Begriffserklärung f, Definition (de) f
• Greek: ορισμός (el) m (orismós)
• Haitian Creole: definisyon
• Hebrew: הגדרה‏‎ (he) f (hagdara)
• Hindi: परिभाषा (hi) f (paribhāṣā)
• Irish: sainmhíniú m
• Italian: definizione (it) f
• Japanese: 定義 (ja) (ていぎ, teigi), 語義 (ja) (ごぎ, gogi)
• Khmer: និយមន័យ (km) (ni’yum ney)

• Korean: 정의 (ko) (jeong-ui) (定義 (ko))
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: پێناسه‌‏‎ (ku) (paenAsa)

• Lithuanian: apibrėžimas (lt) m, definicija (lt) f
• Macedonian: дефини́ција f (definícija)
• Maori: aronga
• Persian: تعریف‏‎ (fa) (ta'rif)
• Polish: definicja (pl) f
• Portuguese: definição (pt) f
• Romanian: definire (ro) f, definiție (ro) f
• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije), дефини́ция (ru) f (definícija)
• Scottish Gaelic: sònrachadh m, comharrachadh m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: дефиниција f

  Roman: definicija (sh) f

• Slovak: definícia f
• Slovene: definicija (sl) f
• Spanish: definición (es) f
• Swedish: definition (sv) c
• Tagalog: kahulugan (tl)
• Tatar: билгеләмә (tt) (bilgelämä)
• Ukrainian: озна́чення n (oznáčennja), ви́значення n (význačennja), дефіні́ція f (definícija)
• Vietnamese: định nghĩa (vi) (定義)

statement expressing the essential nature of something

• Bashkir: билдәләмә (bildälämä)
• Bulgarian: определе́ние (bg) n (opredelénie), дефини́ция (bg) f (definícija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定意 (zh) (dìngyì)

• Danish: definition (da) c
• Dutch: definitie (nl) f
• Finnish: määritelmä (fi)
• French: définition (fr) f

• German: Definierung f, Definition (de) f
• Hebrew: הגדרה‏‎ (he) f (hagdara)
• Italian: definizione (it) f
• Portuguese: definição (pt) f
• Romanian: definiție (ro)
• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: sònrachadh m, comharrachadh m
• Swedish: definition (sv) c

action or process of defining

• Bulgarian: определя́не (bg) n (opredeljáne)
• Catalan: definició (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下定意 (xiàdìngyì)

• Czech: definice (cs) f
• Danish: definition (da) c
• Dutch: definiëring f, omschrijving (nl) f
• Finnish: määrittely (fi)

• German: Begriffserklärung f, Definierung f
• Italian: definizione (it) f
• Portuguese: definição (pt) f
• Romanian: definire (ro) f
• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: sònrachadh m
• Swedish: definierande (sv) n

act of defining

• Bulgarian: определя́не (bg) n (opredeljáne)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下定意 (xiàdìngyì)

• Danish: definition (da) c
• Finnish: määrittely (fi)
• German: Begriffserklärung f, Definierung f
• Hebrew: הגדרה‏‎ (he) f (hagdara)

• Italian: definizione (it) f, il definire
• Portuguese: definição (pt) f
• Romanian: definire (ro)
• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: sònrachadh m, comharrachadh m
• Swedish: definition (sv) c

product of defining

• Bulgarian: дефини́ция (bg) f (definícija)
• Catalan: definició (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 定意 (zh) (dìngyì)

• Danish: definition (da) c
• Dutch: definitie (nl) f, omschrijving (nl) f
• Finnish: määritelmä (fi)

• German: Definition (de) f
• Italian: definizione (it) f
• Portuguese: definição (pt) f
• Romanian: definiție (ro) f
• Russian: определе́ние (ru) n (opredelénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: sònrachadh m, comharrachadh m
• Swedish: definition (sv) c

action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下定意 (xiàdìngyì)

• Finnish: määrittely (fi)
• German: Definition (de) f
• Italian: livello di definizione

• Portuguese: descritibilidade f
• Romanian: definire (ro), grad de definire n
• Russian: объясне́ние (ru) n (obʺjasnénije)
• Scottish Gaelic: sònrachadh m, comharrachadh m

clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail

• Bulgarian: ря́зкост f (rjázkost), раздели́телна спосо́бност f (razdelítelna sposóbnost)
• Catalan: definició (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 清晰 (zh) (qīngxī)

• Danish: opløsningsevne c, opløsning c
• Esperanto: difino (eo)
• Finnish: tarkkuus (fi), erottelukyky

• German: Scharfzeichnung f, Konturentreue f, Trennschärfe f
• Irish: gléine f
• Italian: definizione (it) f, definitezza f
• Portuguese: definição (pt) f, nitidez (pt) f
• Romanian: definiție (ro), forță de definire f
• Russian: разреше́ние (ru) n (razrešénije), ре́зкость (ru) f (rézkostʹ)
• Swedish: upplösning (sv) c

clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction

• Bulgarian: я́сност f (jásnost)
• Catalan: definició (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 清晰 (zh) (qīngxī)

• Danish: gengivelse
• Dutch: scherpte (nl) f

• Finnish: kirkkaus (fi)
• German: Schärfe (de) f, Präzision (de) f
• Italian: definizione (it) f
• Portuguese: clareza (pt) f
• Russian: я́сность (ru) f (jásnostʹ)

sharp demarcation of outlines or limits

• Bulgarian: ря́зкост f (rjázkost)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 清晰 (zh) (qīngxī)

• Finnish: rajaus (fi)

• German: Scharfzeichnung f, Konturentreue f, Trennschärfe f, Präzision (de) f
• Italian: definitezza f
• Portuguese: delineação (pt) f
• Russian: чёткость (ru) f (čótkostʹ), ре́зкость (ru) f (rézkostʹ)

bodybuilding: the degree to which individual muscles are distinct

• Catalan: definició (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 清晰度 (qīngxīdù)

• Finnish: erottuvuus
• German: Definition (de) f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} définition (fr), (Middle French) ^{(please verify)} definition (fr)
• Ido: ^{(please verify)} defino (io)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} definitio, ^{(please verify)} definitionis
• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} definisjon (no)
• Novial: ^{(please verify)} definitione
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} definiție (ro) f

• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} definicija f, ^{(please verify)} дефиниция f
• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} definícia f
• Slovene: ^{(please verify)} definicija (sl) f, ^{(please verify)} opredelitev f
• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} నిర్వచనము (te) (nirvacanamu)
• Welsh: ^{(please verify)} diffiniad (cy) m

ReferencesEdit

• definition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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FinnishEdit

NounEdit

definition

1. Genitive singular form of definitio.

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Middle FrenchEdit

NounEdit

definition f (plural definitions)

1. definition (clarification of this definition is being sought)

DescendantsEdit

• English: definition
• French: définition

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

  (file)

NounEdit

definition c

1. a definition

DeclensionEdit

Declension of definition
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	definition	definitionen	definitioner	definitionerna
Genitive	definitions	definitionens	definitioners	definitionernas

Related termsEdit

• definiera
• definiering
• definitionsfråga
• definitionsförsök
• definitionsmängd
• definitionsmässig
• definitionsordbok
• definitiv

See alsoEdit

• betydelse
• finit
• ordförklaring

ReferencesEdit

• definition in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)