design

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English

Etymology

From Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin designō (“I mark out, point out, describe, design, contrive”), from de- (or dis-) + signō (“I mark”), from signum (“mark”). Doublet of designate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈzaɪn/
• Hyphenation: de‧sign
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Noun

design (countable and uncountable, plural designs)

1. 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.
2. A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

3. A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.

4. The composition of a work of art.
5. Intention or plot.
   1. (particularly) Malicious or malevolent intention.

6. The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
7. The art of designing

Synonyms

• (plan): See Thesaurus:diagram
• (intention): See Thesaurus:design

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

design (third-person singular simple present designs, present participle designing, simple past and past participle designed)

1. (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.). [from 17th c.]
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To plan (to do something).

3. (obsolete, transitive) To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate. [16th–19th c.]
4. (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
5. To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “design”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “design”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “design”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Further reading

• design on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Edgins, deigns, dinges, gnides, nidges, sdeign, signed, singed

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪzajn]

Noun

design m inan

1. design

Declension

Further reading

• “design”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• design in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English design.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈzɑi̯n/
• Hyphenation: de‧sign

Noun

design n (plural designs)

1. design

Synonyms

• ontwerp

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English design.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdisɑi̯n/, [ˈdis̠ɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -isɑin
• Hyphenation^(key): de‧sign

Noun

design

1. design

   Synonym: suunnittelu

Declension

or

Derived terms

Further reading

• “design”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English design. Doublet of dessein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.zajn/

Noun

design m (plural designs)

1. design

Hungarian

Alternative forms

• dizájn

Etymology

Borrowed from English design, from Latin designō (“I mark out, describe, plan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdizaːjn]
• Hyphenation: de‧sign
• Rhymes: -aːjn

Noun

design (countable and uncountable, plural designok)

1. design (art and profession of designing functional objects such as furniture, vehicles, household appliances, etc.)

   Synonym: formatervezés

Declension

Derived terms

See at dizájn.

Further reading

• dizájn in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English design.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈzajn/
• Rhymes: -ajn

Noun

design m (invariable)

1. design (industrial)

References

Anagrams

• sdegni

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

design

1. imperative of designe

Polish

Alternative forms

• dizajn

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English design, from Middle English designen, from Old French designer, from Latin dēsignō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.zajn/
• Rhymes: -izajn
• Syllabification: de‧sign
• Homophone: dizajn

Noun

design m inan

1. (design) design (plan of usable objects)

   Synonyms: wzornictwo; wzornictwo przemysłowe

2. (design) design (appearance of usable objects)

   Hypernym: wygląd

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• design in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• design in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English design. Doublet of desenhar and designar.

Pronunciation

Noun

design m (plural designs)

1. design (plan for the structure and functions of an object or system)

   Synonyms: projeto, desenho

2. design (aesthetically pleasing shape or appearance of an object)
3. design (the art of designing aesthetically pleasing things)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English design.

Noun

design n (uncountable)

1. design

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English design. First attested in 1948.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛˈsajn/

Noun

design c

1. (countable, uncountable) design

   Synonym: (artistic) formgivning

Declension

Related terms

• designa
• designer
• designpris

References

• design in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• design in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• gnides