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outlined

out·line
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [out-lahyn]
    • /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/
    • /ˈaʊt.laɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out-lahyn]
    • /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/

Definitions of outlined word

  • noun outlined the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour. 1
  • noun outlined a drawing or sketch restricted to line without shading or modeling of form. 1
  • noun outlined a general sketch, account, or report, indicating only the main features, as of a book, subject, or project: an outline of medieval history; an outline of a speech. 1
  • noun outlined outlines, the essential features or main aspects of something under discussion: At the first meeting, we gave her only the outlines of the project. 1
  • noun outlined Printing. an ornamented type in which the outside contours of each character appear in black, with the inside left white. 1
  • verb with object outlined to draw the outline of, or draw in outline, as a figure or object. 1

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Origin of outlined

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; out- + line1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Outlined

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

outlined popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

outlined usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for outlined

adjective outlined

  • defined — If something is clearly defined or strongly defined, its outline is clear or strong.
  • banded — If something is banded, it has one or more bands on it, often of a different colour which contrasts with the main colour.
  • border — The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
  • bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
  • circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.

Antonyms for outlined

verb outlined

  • expanded — Being or having been enlarged, extended, or broadened, in particular.

Top questions with outlined

  • what idea was outlined in the virginia plan?
  • which of these outlined the future of vietnam in 1954?

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