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- [fig-yer; especially British fig-er]
- /ˈfɪg yər; especially British ˈfɪg ər/
- /ˈfɪɡə(r)/
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- [fig-yer; especially British fig-er]
- /ˈfɪg yər; especially British ˈfɪg ər/
Definitions of figure word
- noun figure a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral. 1
- noun figure an amount or value expressed in numbers. 1
- noun figure figures, the use of numbers in calculating; arithmetic: to be poor at figures. 1
- noun figure a written symbol other than a letter. 1
- noun figure form or shape, as determined by outlines or exterior surfaces: to be round, square, or cubical in figure. 1
- noun figure the bodily form or frame: a slender or graceful figure. 1
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Origin of figure
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin figūra shape, trope, equivalent to fig- (base of fingere to shape) + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Figure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
figure popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
figure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for figure
noun figure
- price — Bruce, 1845–1903, U.S. architect.
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- rate — the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- number — one of a series of things distinguished by or marked with numerals.
- symbol — something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
verb figure
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- add — ADD is an abbreviation for attention deficit disorder.
- work out — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
- totalize — to make total; combine into a total.
Antonyms for figure
noun figure
- commoner — In countries which have a nobility, commoners are the people who are not members of the nobility.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
- mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- nobody — a person of no importance, influence, or power.
verb figure
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
- waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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