Definitions for defining

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defining de·fin·ing

Spelling: [dih-fahy-ning]

IPA: /dɪˈfaɪ nɪŋ/

Defining is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in defining (defgiinn).

Definitions for defining

adjective

1. decisive; critically important:

verb (used with object)

1. to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): .
2. to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of; describe:
3. to fix or lay down clearly and definitely; specify distinctly: Synonyms: state, name, describe, detail, enumerate.
4. to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of:
5. to make clear the outline or form of:

verb (used without object)

1. to set forth the meaning of a word, phrase, etc.; construct a definition.

Origin of defining

1325-75; Middle English def(f)inen Anglo-French, Old French definer to put an end to Latin dēfīnīre to limit, define, equivalent to dē- de- + fīnīre; see Examples for defining

When the term is used in defining a fabric, it is a delusion and a snare.

A law was passed April 2, 1884, defining the rights of the married woman.

Orismologia -y: the defining of scientific or technical terms.

The researchers deliberately refrained from defining “moral” and “immoral” for study participants.

He has none of the defining disquisitions that are born of the closet.

She said the defining characteristic of her husband was his sensitivity.

But if that is the low bar for defining a war, then I hope the draft is reinstated.

Were you defining yourself as a fiction writer then, or did you already envision writing essays like the ones in The Unspeakable?

Thus England was fashioning a new system and defining a new policy.

But the October 1964 telecast is still regarded as the defining Ronald Reagan speech.