definition

definition is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
2. noun. Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of "circlewit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.

   "the definition of"

3. noun. Description; sort.
4. noun. An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
5. noun. Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail.
6. noun. clarity of outline

   "exercise had given his muscles superior definition"

7. noun. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

Common word forms

definitions, definitional, definitiones

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