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- [uh-point-muh nt]
- /əˈpɔɪnt mənt/
- /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-point-muh nt]
- /əˈpɔɪnt mənt/
Definitions of appointment word
- variable noun appointment The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it. 3
- countable noun appointment An appointment is a job or position of responsibility. 3
- countable noun appointment If you have an appointment with someone, you have arranged to see them at a particular time, usually in connection with their work or for a serious purpose. 3
- noun appointment an arrangement to meet a person or be at a place at a certain time 3
- noun appointment the act of placing in a job or position 3
- noun appointment the person who receives such a job or position 3
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Origin of appointment
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English apoynt(e)ment < Middle French ap(p)ointement. See appoint, -ment
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Parts of speech for Appointment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
appointment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
appointment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for appointment
noun appointment
- interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
- assignment — An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
- consultation — A consultation is a meeting which is held to discuss something. Consultation is discussion about something.
- date — A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.
- invitation — the act of inviting.
Antonyms for appointment
noun appointment
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
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