Synonyms for delineation
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Noun
1. Depiction
depiction, characterization, characterisation UK, portrayal, description, account, representation, outline, line drawing, drawing, picture, design, figure, plan, portrait, sketch, configuration, draft US, draught UK, limning, vignette
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Definitions
- n. 1
The act of delineating; depiction.
Forms
- Plural
- delineations → depictions, characterizations, portrayals, descriptions…
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A delineation goes further, carrying out the more striking features of the picture, and going so much into detail as to furnish a clear conception of the whole.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- description Ziri gave the police a description of what he saw.
- portrayal Pornography is a sinful and immoral portrayal of human sexuality.
- characterization I don't think that's a very accurate characterization of his point of view.
- depiction I think I am the depiction of God under his human form.
- projection This is just a projection of what I think of myself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| delineation | falling | |
| description | steady | |
| portrayal | rising | |
| characterization | rising | |
| depiction | rising | |
| projection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- plan1
- 5 letters
- draft1
- 6 letters
- design2, figure2, sketch1
- 7 letters
- account2, picture2, drawing2, outline2, draught1, limning
- 8 letters
- portrait2, vignette2
- 9 letters
- depiction3, portrayal3
- 10 letters
- projection3
- 11 letters
- description3
- 13 letters
- configuration5
- 14 letters
- representation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (design2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- délimitation
- Italiano
- delimitazione