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dɪˈzaɪnde·sign
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
design
Design refers to the adaptation of means to an end, the correspondence and coordination of parts, or of separate acts, to produce a result; intent and purpose overleap all particulars, and fasten on the end itself. Intention is simply the more familiar form of the legal and philosophical intent. Plan relates to details of form, structure, and action, in themselves; design considers these same details all as a means to an end. The plan of a campaign may be for a series of sharp attacks, with the design of thus surprising and overpowering the enemy. A man comes to a fixed intention to kill his enemy; he forms a plan to entrap him into his power, with the design of then compassing his death; as the law can not read the heart, it can only infer the intent from the evidences of design. Intent denotes a straining, stretching forth toward an object; purpose simply the placing it before oneself; hence, we speak of the purpose rather than the intent or intention of God. We hold that the marks of design in nature prove it the work of a great Designer. Intention contemplates the possibility of failure; purpose looks to assured success; intent or intention refers especially to the state of mind of the actor; purpose to the result of the action. Compare AIM; CAUSE; IDEA; MODEL.
Synonyms:
aim, device, end, end, final cause, intent, intention, object, plan, project, proposal, purpose, schemePreposition:
The design of defrauding; the design of a building; a design for a statue.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
designverb
Synonyms:
contemplate, pur, pose, intend, plan, prepare, projectAntonyms:
hit, risk, guess, conjecture, chance, fluke, misconceive, miscontrivedesignnoun
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contemplation, pur pose, intention, plan, preparation draft, delineation, sketch, drawing, artifice, cunning, artfulness, guile, contrivance, intent, project, schemeAntonyms:
execution, performance, result, issue, construction, structure, candor, fairness, openness, artlessness, sincerity, simplicity, change, incident
Princeton's WordNet
design, designingnoun
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
"he contributed to the design of a new instrument"
Synonyms:
purpose, blueprint, excogitation, innovation, designing, intention, figure, aim, pattern, plan, invention, intent, conceptiondesign, plannoun
an arrangement scheme
"the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"
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intention, aim, program, figure, designing, programme, plan, excogitation, conception, pattern, blueprint, intent, invention, architectural plan, innovation, purposeblueprint, design, patternnoun
something intended as a guide for making something else
"a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
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intention, aim, form, approach pattern, figure, designing, formula, rule, radiation pattern, practice, plan, excogitation, conception, pattern, blueprint, traffic pattern, radiation diagram, intent, invention, convention, shape, innovation, normal, purposedesign, pattern, figurenoun
a decorative or artistic work
"the coach had a design on the doors"
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image, figure, intention, flesh, formula, frame, shape, traffic pattern, fig, figure of speech, chassis, approach pattern, physical body, trope, radiation diagram, soma, innovation, rule, human body, blueprint, radiation pattern, conception, excogitation, purpose, form, physique, plan, designing, aim, public figure, invention, number, convention, practice, digit, normal, bod, intent, name, pattern, anatomy, material body, buildpurpose, intent, intention, aim, designnoun
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
"his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
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intention, objective, use, determination, aim, designing, figure, role, purport, function, excogitation, conception, pattern, spirit, blueprint, object, intent, invention, target, innovation, bearing, purpose, plan, headingdesignnoun
a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
"the design of a building"
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purpose, blueprint, excogitation, innovation, designing, intention, figure, aim, pattern, plan, invention, intent, conceptioninvention, innovation, excogitation, conception, designverb
the creation of something in the mind
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intention, foundation, initiation, instauration, introduction, construct, designing, figure, creation, plan, excogitation, conception, aim, intent, blueprint, institution, founding, innovation, pattern, invention, origination, concept, purposeplan, project, contrive, designverb
make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
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throw, see, protrude, visualize, figure, excogitate, jut, forge, propose, cast, externalise, plan, image, project, devise, fancy, visualise, stick out, invent, contrive, send off, picture, envision, jut out, externalize, formulate, be afterdesignverb
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
"This room is not designed for work"
designverb
create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
"Chanel designed the famous suit"
design, planverb
make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
"design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
designverb
create designs
"Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
designverb
conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
"She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
designverb
intend or have as a purpose
"She designed to go far in the world of business"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
designverb
Synonyms:
project, plan, devise, contrive, scheme, concoct, brew, purpose, intend, mean, propose to one's self, have in viewdesignverb
designnoun
Synonyms:
intention, intent, purpose, project, plan, device, scheme, proposal, aim, intent, meaning, purport, drift, scope, object, markdesignnoun
Synonyms:
sketch, drawing, outline, delineation, plan, draught
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "design":
layout, designing, conception, designs, designed, devise, drawings, concept, drawing, develop, formulation, model, styling, conceive, devising, concepción, development, designer, calculation, elaboration, determination, style, planning, conceptualization, dimensioning, conceiving, vision, engineering, preparation, plan, formulate, construction
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I think a huge benefit of using technology and design to develop sex devices is that they open up new forms of sexual experience, ways to experience intimacy with others, to feel good in our own skin, to have mind-blowing orgasms, all of it, robots could also be useful for virgins or for people with social anxiety who wish to gain practice before actually having sex with a partner.
We've always looked at various forms of funding apart from conventional banking. But unfortunately in the design business, because we're not doing anything tangible, our services are time and ideas, marketInvoice was the first company that came up with a viable option and said 'you can sell your invoices and release that cash very, very quickly'.
There needs to be new ratings, new criteria, new design standards, new certification standards, there is a way to design based not on addiction.
This particular stage of a project is challenging as the cost is being discussed before the benefit is clearly described and understood, as well as continuing to work with the team to ensure the stadium is delivered cost-effectively, we aim to describe in a lot more detail the design for the new National Stadium, which will be a fantastic new home for sport in Japan.
It's different from ethnic costumes like the kimono and hanbok, as cheongsam has a highly flexible design, elements like dress length, different materials and different levels of complexity make dresses suitable for a variety of occasions.
Translations for design
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- تخطيط, تصميم, التصميمArabic
- ниәтBashkir
- дизайн, шарка, конструкция, намерение, проектирам, десен, план, композиция, замислямBulgarian
- dissenyar, dissenyCatalan, Valencian
- návrh, designCzech
- designDanish
- Design, Entwurf, designen, Muster, Absicht, entwerfen, PlanGerman
- σχεδιάζω, σχέδιοGreek
- desegniEsperanto
- intención, diseño, diseñar, modeloSpanish
- طراحی, دیزاینPersian
- malli, design, muotoilu, juoni, muotoilla, suunnitelma, suunnitella, kuvio, sommittelu, kuosiFinnish
- plan, modèle, dessein, intention, conception, designFrench
- rùnScottish Gaelic
- עיצובHebrew
- डिजाईनHindi
- tervez, tervezésHungarian
- designarInterlingua
- DesainIndonesian
- hönnun, hannaIcelandic
- design, disegno, progettareItalian
- לְעַצֵבHebrew
- デザイン, 意図, 設計, 模様Japanese
- ವಿನ್ಯಾಸKannada
- 디자인, 設計, 설계Korean
- consiliumLatin
- hoahoaMāori
- disinn, iddisinnjaMaltese
- dessin, vormgeving, ontwerpDutch
- designNorwegian
- naʼashchʼąąʼNavajo, Navaho
- wzornictwo, plan, zamiar, wzór, motyw, krój, dizajn, kompozycja, projekt, zamysł, projektować, designPolish
- intenção, desenho, projetar, projeto, design, desenharPortuguese
- proiectaRomanian
- конструкция, замысел, дизайн, композиция, умысел, узор, план, образец, внешний вид, модель, намерение, экстерьер, проектRussian
- mustra, узорак, дизајн, нацрт, мустра, план, nakana, dizajn, plan, интенција, накана, intencija, uzorak, nacrtSerbo-Croatian
- design, utforma, designaSwedish
- வடிவமைப்புTamil
- రూపకల్పనTelugu
- kompozisyon, tasarım, niyet, tasarlamak, dizayn, desen, bileşimTurkish
- ڈیزائنUrdu
- thiết kếVietnamese
- 设计Chinese
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