model

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English

Alternative forms

• modell

Etymology

From Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”); see mode, and compare module, modulus, mould, mold.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒdl̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdl̩/, [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ]
  • Homophone: mottle (flapping)
• Hyphenation: mod‧el
• Rhymes: -ɒdəl

Noun

model (plural models)

2. A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

4. A person, usually an attractive male or female, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
6. A representation of a physical object.
8. A simulation used to analyze the workings of a real world system or event.

   machine learning model
10. A style, type, or design.

    Coordinate terms: make, marque

12. The structural design of a complex system.

14. A successful example to be copied, with or without modifications.

    Coordinate term: (person) mentor

    Near-synonym: (person) role model
16. (logic) An interpretation function which assigns a truth value to each atomic proposition.
18. (logic) An interpretation which makes a set of sentences true, in which case that interpretation is called a model of that set.
20. (biology, medicine) An organism or species that is used to study an aspect of physiology or pathophysiology or a particular disease; often, a nonhuman one used to approximate processes in humans.

    Synonym: model organism

22. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
24. (software architecture) In software applications using the model-view-controller design pattern, the part or parts of the application that manage the data.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:model

Antonyms

• antimodel, see also Thesaurus:jerk

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Cantonese: 模特兒 / 模特儿 (mou⁴ dak⁶ ji⁴), 摩度
• → Cebuano: model
• → German: Model
• → Japanese: モデル
• → Korean: 모델 (model)
• → Mandarin: 模特兒 / 模特儿, 麻豆 (neologism)
• → Swahili: modeli
• → Welsh: model

Translations

Adjective

model (not comparable)

1. Worthy of being a model; exemplary.

   Synonym: ideal

Translations

Verb

model (third-person singular simple present models, present participle (UK) modelling or (US) modeling, simple past and past participle (UK) modelled or (US) modeled)

1. (transitive) to display an item on one's body for others to see the potential effect on their own bodies, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing the role of a fashion model

2. (transitive) To devise a model of (some original), especially to better understand or forecast the original.
3. (transitive) To make a miniature model of.

4. (transitive) To create from a substance such as clay.

5. (intransitive) To make a model or models.
6. (intransitive) To work as a model in art or fashion.

Synonyms

• (UK) modelise, (US) modelize

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• “model”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “model”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Category:model on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• LModE, molde

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus (“measure, standard”).

Noun

model m (plural modele, definite modeli, definite plural modelet)

1. pattern
2. example

   Synonyms: shembull, mostër

Declension

Derived terms

• modeloj
• modelim

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈðɛl]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [moˈðɛl]

Noun

model m (plural models)

1. model

Noun

model m or f by sense (plural models)

1. model (person)

Derived terms

• modelar
• modèlic

Further reading

• “model” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “model”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “model” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “model” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧del

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English model, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of Latin modulus (“measure, standard”), diminutive of modus (“measure”).

Noun

model

1. fashion model
2. model, poser; someone who poses for a photograph or painting
3. framework
4. example

Verb

model

1. to model
2. to become or work as a fashion model
3. to pose

Synonyms

• modelo

Etymology 2

From the Cebuano phrase mo-deliver ug lunggon (“someone who delivers coffins”).

Noun

model

1. (colloquial, humorous) a funeral home worker; a funeral director or funeral attendant See usage notes.

Usage notes

• Used to poke fun at a good-looking or well-dressed person.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French modèle (“model”).

Noun

model

1. model

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmodɛl]

Etymology 1

From German Modell.

Noun

model m inan

1. (art) model (artistic template)
2. model (reduced-scale template, e.g. scale model)
3. model (of a car, aircraft, etc.)

   Máte jiný model? ― Do you have another model?

4. (metallurgy) model, mold
5. (mathematics) (formal) model

Declension

Descendants

• → Silesian: model

Noun

model m anim (female equivalent modelka)

1. male model (person who models clothing, or an artist's model)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

model f

1. genitive plural of modla

Further reading

• “model”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “model”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “model”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin *modellus, diminutive form of modulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moːˈdɛl/
• Hyphenation: mo‧del
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

model n (plural modellen, diminutive modelletje n)

1. model (type, design)
2. model (someone or something serving as an artistic subject)
3. model (simplified representation)
4. model (miniature)
5. model (prototype)
6. shape, the proper arrangement of something

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: model
• Negerhollands: modell
• → Caribbean Javanese: modhèl, modhèlan, modho
• → Indonesian: model
• → West Frisian: model

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔdɛl/ [ˈmɔ.dɛl]
• Rhymes: -ɔdɛl
• Syllabification: mo‧del

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch model. Doublet of mode, modern, modul, and modus.

Noun

modèl (plural model-model)

1. model (a person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion)

   Synonym: peragawan

2. model (all senses)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Musi.

Noun

modèl (plural model-model)

1. (cooking) a type of pempek filled with tofu and eaten with clear sauce like soup

Further reading

• “model” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ladino

Alternative forms

• modelo

Etymology

Borrowed from French modèle

Noun

model m (Hebrew spelling מודיל)

1. model (template)

Related terms

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian modello. First attested in 1561. Compare Silesian model. Doublet of modła and moduł.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔdɛl
• Syllabification: mo‧del

Noun

model m inan (diminutive modelik, related adjective modelowy)

1. model (a representation of a physical object)
2. model (the structural design of a complex system)

   Synonyms: paradygmat, szablon, wzorzec, wzór

3. model (a style, type, or design)

   Synonym: typ

4. model (way of organizing something)
5. model (object used to prepare casting molds)
6. model (a successful example to be copied, with or without modifications)
7. model (trial copy of a series of technical products)
8. model (any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact)

Declension

Noun

model m pers (female equivalent modelka)

1. model (person who serves as a subject for artwork)
2. (colloquial) funny guy (person who makes one laugh or shocks with their behavior)

   Synonyms: agregat, aparat, numer, numerant

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Further reading

• model in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• model in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Ewa Rodek (07.12.2022) “MODEL”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “model”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “model”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “model”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 1025

Romanian

Alternative forms

• модел (model) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French modèle or Italian modello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈdel/
• Rhymes: -el
• Hyphenation: mo‧del

Noun

model n (plural modele)

1. a template

Declension

References

• “model”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Modell or French modèle, from Italian modello, from Latin modellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒdel/
• Hyphenation: mo‧del

Noun

mòdel m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀дел)

1. model (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

References

• “model”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech model.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.dɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɔdɛl
• Syllabification: mo‧del

Noun

model m inan (related adjective modelowy)

1. model

Related terms

References

Further reading

• model in silling.org
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “model”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 97

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French modèle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈdel/
• Hyphenation: mo‧del

Noun

model (definite accusative modeli, plural modeller)

1. model (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

From English model, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔdɛl/

Noun

model m or f (plural modelau)

1. model

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “model”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies