growth

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of economic growth.
3. (countable, uncountable) An increase in psychological strength or resilience; an increased ability to overcome adversity.
4. (countable, uncountable) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
5. (countable, uncountable) Something that grows or has grown.
6. (countable, uncountable) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

Synonyms

increase

development

expansion

growing

rise

increment

augmentation

accretion

tumor

evolution

progress

tumour

enlargement

multiplication

grow

gain

improvement

maturation

germination

neoplasm

accession

breeding

addition

accumulation

spread

aggrandizement

advancement

prosperity

advance

extension

excess

vegetation

ontogeny

rash

raising

protrusion

progression

projection

postponement

outgrowth

pimple

promote

sprouting

accrual

nourishment

buildup

ontogenesis

boil

accruement

grow up

Translations

croissance

Wachstum

crecimiento

crescita

développement

crescimento

groei

accroissement

toename

Entwicklung

Wuchs

Zuwachs

Zunahme

aanwas

Geschwulst

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹoʊθ/

Etymology

Cognate with Old Frisian: grēd

Cognate with Northern Frisian: greyde

Cognate with Middle High German: gruote

Cognate with Old Norse: gróðr

Cognate with Faroese: grøði

Cognate with Danish: grøde

Cognate with Swedish: gröda

In summary

From grow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Old Frisian grēd ("meadow, pasture"; > North Frisian greyde (“growth, pasture”)), Middle High German gruote, gruot (“greens, fresh growth, shoot”), Old Norse gróðr ("growth, crop"; > Faroese grøði, Danish grøde (“fruits”), Swedish gröda (“crop, harvest”)). More at grow.

Sentences

Aerotolerant organisms cannot use oxygen for growth but are tolerate its presence .

More schooling does not necessarily correlate with greater economic growth .

In plankton feeding veligers , the larva can undergo considerable growth .

Carthage's prosperity fostered the growth of the Berber kingdoms , Numidia and Mauretania .