design

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
3. (countable, uncountable) A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
4. (countable, uncountable) The composition of a work of art.
5. (countable, uncountable) Intention or plot.
6. (countable, uncountable) Intention or plot.
7. (countable, uncountable) The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
8. (countable, uncountable) The art of designing

Verb

1. (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To plan (to do something).
3. (obsolete, transitive) To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.
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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈzaɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: designen

In summary

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.

Synonyms

plan

pattern

intention

scheme

project

sketch

plot

purpose

drawing

intend

draw

contrive

figure

layout

draft

aim

model

blueprint

diagram

picture

outline

map

illustration

structure

devise

designing

intent

idea

💡

image

construct

object

chart

💹

create

contemplate

motif

style

propose

conception

invent

paint

ornament

frame

think

🤔

thought

💭

mean

schedule

lay out

plane

draught

delineate

Translations

Entwurf

diseño

disegno

progetto

desenho

projet

entwerfen

plan

ontwerp

Plan

dessin

Design

disegnare

Zeichnung

concevoir

Sentences

We used all your imagination to design the place .

He attended the Art Center College of Design where he received his education .

The housing stock is almost exclusively owner-occupied houses of conventional British design .

Again , this design is intentional and is to separate validation and augmentation .

Recent technological improvements in sensor design include above-the-horizon capability and improved resolution .