Definitions for design
dɪˈzaɪnde·sign

Princeton's WordNet(4.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. design, 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"

3. blueprint, design, patternnoun

   something intended as a guide for making something else

   "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

4. design, pattern, figurenoun

   a decorative or artistic work

   "the coach had a design on the doors"

5. purpose, 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"

6. designnoun

   a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something

   "the design of a building"

7. invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, designverb

   the creation of something in the mind

8. plan, 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"

9. designverb

   plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect

   "This room is not designed for work"

10. designverb

    create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

    "Chanel designed the famous suit"

11. design, planverb

    make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

    "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

12. designverb

    create designs

    "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"

13. designverb

    conceive or fashion in the mind; invent

    "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"

14. designverb

    intend or have as a purpose

    "She designed to go far in the world of business"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. designnoun

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

2. designnoun

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

3. designnoun

   The composition of a work of art.

4. designnoun

   Intention or plot.

5. designnoun

   The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.

6. designnoun

   The art of designing

   Danish design of furniture is world-famous.

7. designverb

   To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.

8. designverb

   To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Designnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. An intention; a purpose.2. A scheme; a plan of action.

   Is he a prudent man, as to his temporal estate, that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to the remaining part of his life? John Tillotson, Sermon i.

   3. A scheme formed to the detriment of another.

   A sedate settled design upon another man’s life, put him in a state of war with him against whom he has declared such an intention. John Locke.

   4. The idea which an artist endeavours to execute or express.

   I doubt not but in the designs of several Greek medals one may often see the hand of an Apelles or Protogenes. Addison.

   Thy hand strikes out some new design,
   Where life awakes and dawns at every line. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

2. To DESIGNverb

   Etymology: designo, Latin; dessiner, French.

   1. To purpose; to intend any thing.2. To form or order with a particular purpose: with for.

   The acts of religious worship were purposely designed for the acknowledgment of a being, whom the most excellent creatures are bound to adore as well as we. Edward Stillingfleet.

   You are not for obscurity design’d,
   But, like the sun, must cheer all human kind. Dryden.

   3. To devote intentionally; with to.

   One of those places was designed by the old man to his son. Edward Hyde.

   He was born to the inheritance of a splendid fortune; he was designed to the study of the law. Dryden.

   4. To plan; to project; to form in idea.

   We are to observe whether it be well drawn, or, as more elegant artizans term it, well designed; then, whether it be well coloured, which be the two general heads. Henry Wotton.

   Thus while they speed their pace, the prince designs
   The new elected seat, and draws the lines. John Dryden, Æn.

   5. To mark out.

   ’Tis not enough to make a man a subject, to convince him that there is regal power in the world; but there must be ways of designing and knowing the person to whom this regal power of right belongs. John Locke.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Design

   A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan (such as in craftwork, some engineering, coding, and graphic design) may also be considered to be a design activity. The design usually has to satisfy certain goals and constraints; may take into account aesthetic, functional, economic, or socio-political considerations; and is expected to interact with a certain environment. Typical examples of designs include architectural and engineering drawings, circuit diagrams, sewing patterns and less tangible artefacts such as business process models.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Designnoun

   to draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw

2. Designnoun

   to mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint

3. Designnoun

   to create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral

4. Designnoun

   to intend or purpose; -- usually with for before the remote object, but sometimes with to

5. Designverb

   to form a design or designs; to plan

6. Designnoun

   a preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan

7. Designnoun

   a plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; -- often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot

8. Designnoun

   specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design

9. Designnoun

   the realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design

10. Designnoun

    the invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Design

   Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system. Design has different connotations in different fields. In some cases the direct construction of an object is also considered to be design. More formally design has been defined as follows. Another definition for design is a roadmap or a strategic approach for someone to achieve a unique expectation. It defines the specifications, plans, parameters, costs, activities, processes and how and what to do within legal, political, social, environmental, safety and economic constraints in achieving that objective. Here, a "specification" can be manifested as either a plan or a finished product, and "primitives" are the elements from which the design object is composed. With such a broad denotation, there is no universal language or unifying institution for designers of all disciplines. This allows for many differing philosophies and approaches toward the subject.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Design

   de-zīn′, or de-sīn′, v.t. to draw: to form a plan of: to contrive: to intend.—n. a drawing or sketch: a plan in outline: a plan or scheme formed in the mind: plot: intention.—adj. Design′able.—v.t. Des′ignāte, to mark out so as to make known: to show: to name.—ns. Designā′tion, a showing or pointing out: name: title; Des′ignātor.—adv. Design′edly, by design: intentionally.—n. Design′er, one who furnishes designs or patterns: a plotter.—adjs. Design′ful, full of design; Design′ing, artful: scheming: deceitful.—n. the art of making designs or patterns.—adj. Design′less.—n. Design′ment, the design or sketch of a work: (Shak.) intention, purpose, enterprise.—The argument from design, the argument for the existence of God derived from the evidences of design in creation. [Fr.,—L. designāre, -ātum—de, and signum, a mark.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. design

   To create with our imagination, soul, spirit, subconscious, conscience, consciousness, brain and mind.

   She loves to design things with all facet.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Conceive
   • Create
   • Create By Mental Act
   • Creating By Mental Acts
   • Intend
   • Plan
   • Sketch

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'design' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #803

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'design' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1857

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'design' in Nouns Frequency: #275

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'design' in Verbs Frequency: #192

Anagrams for design »

1. deigns

2. signed

3. singed

How to pronounce design?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of design in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of design in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of design in a Sentence

1. Jim Walder:

   We may be out of step with an increasingly anti-Christian culture, but we are in compliance with God’s design and that is what ultimately matters.

2. Marco Casagrande:

   My design is organic, I don't control architecture, I grow it

3. Akira Tamaki:

   What we wish is to design and produce a stamp to be proud of as Japan-made because whole world is looking forward to it, i was inspired not by the (1964) stamp design itself but rather by the fact that it was a national project and people were all excited for it.

4. John Bruni:

   That's confirmation from someone who is relatively senior in the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, and it gives heart to local industry that if we are going to accept the Japanese design, we could actually do most of the work here.

5. Timothy Barber:

   Watchmaking is a very, very broad church and we want to reflect that, all the brands at SalonQP are leaders in their fields. You wouldn't class Shinola as haute horlogerie, but it has demonstrated real excellence in design and has huge crossover appeal.

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