Designation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡən/.

Examples

the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

denomination identification appellation appointment appellative naming assignment

Parts of Speech

noun	identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
noun	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position “the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
noun	the act of designating or identifying something

Word Forms

denominate	verb	assign a name or title to
designate	verb	assign a name or title to
appellative	adjective	inclined to or serving for the giving of names
assign	verb	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
name	verb	charge with a function; charge to be
identify	verb	give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bezeichnung

identifizierendes Wort oder Wörter, mit denen jemand oder etwas bezeichnet und klassifiziert oder von anderen unterschieden wird

🇫🇷French

désignation

identifier le ou les mots par lesquels quelqu'un ou quelque chose est appelé et classé ou distingué des autres

🇪🇸Spanish

designación

Identificar palabra o palabras por las cuales alguien o algo es llamado y clasificado o distinguido de otros.

🇮🇹Italian

designazione

parola o parole identificative con cui qualcuno o qualcosa viene chiamato e classificato o distinto dagli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

aanduiding

het identificeren van een woord of woorden waarmee iemand of iets wordt genoemd en geclassificeerd of onderscheiden van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

designação

identificar palavra ou palavras pelas quais alguém ou algo é chamado e classificado ou distinguido de outros

🇷🇺Russian

обозначение

определение слова или слов, с помощью которых кто-то или что-то называется и классифицируется или отличается от других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पद का नाम

ऐसे शब्दों या शब्दों की पहचान करना जिनके द्वारा किसी व्यक्ति या चीज़ को बुलाया जाता है और वर्गीकृत किया जाता है या दूसरों से अलग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পদবী

শব্দ বা শব্দ সনাক্ত করা যার দ্বারা কাউকে বা কিছু বলা হয় এবং শ্রেণীবদ্ধ করা হয় বা অন্যদের থেকে আলাদা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பதவி

யாரோ அல்லது ஏதாவது அழைக்கப்பட்ட மற்றும் வகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட அல்லது மற்றவர்களிடமிருந்து வேறுபடுத்தப்பட்ட வார்த்தை அல்லது சொற்களை அடையாளம் காணுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

హోదా

ఎవరైనా లేదా ఏదైనా పిలవబడే పదం లేదా పదాలను గుర్తించడం మరియు వర్గీకరించడం లేదా ఇతరుల నుండి వేరు చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पदनाम

शब्द किंवा शब्द ओळखणे ज्याद्वारे एखाद्याला किंवा काहीतरी म्हटले जाते आणि इतरांपेक्षा वर्गीकृत किंवा वेगळे केले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોદ્દો

શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દોને ઓળખવા કે જેના દ્વારા કોઈને અથવા કંઈક કહેવામાં આવે છે અને અન્ય લોકોથી વર્ગીકૃત અથવા અલગ પડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುದ್ದೆ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕರೆಯುವ ಮತ್ತು ವರ್ಗೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರರಿಂದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸುವ ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പദവി

ആരെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും വിളിക്കുകയും തരംതിരിക്കുകയും മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ നിന്ന് വേർതിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന വാക്കോ വാക്കുകളോ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਹੁਦਾ

ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਛਾਣ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀਬੱਧ ਜਾਂ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عہدہ

لفظ یا الفاظ کی شناخت کرنا جس کے ذریعہ کسی کو یا کسی چیز کو کہا جاتا ہے اور اس کی درجہ بندی یا دوسروں سے ممتاز کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指定

识别一个或多个单词，用来称呼某人或某物，并将其与其他人或事物进行分类或区分

🇯🇵Japanese

指定

誰かまたは何かを呼び、他のものと分類または区別するための単語を特定すること

🇰🇷Korean

지정

누군가 또는 사물을 부르고 다른 사람과 분류하거나 구별하는 단어를 식별합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chỉ định

xác định từ hoặc những từ mà ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó được gọi và phân loại hoặc phân biệt với những người khác

🇹🇭Thai

การกำหนด

การระบุคำหรือคำที่ใช้เรียกบุคคลหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง และจำแนกหรือแยกแยะจากผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penamaan

mengidentifikasi kata atau kata-kata yang dengannya seseorang atau sesuatu disebut dan diklasifikasikan atau dibedakan dari yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatalaga

pagtukoy ng salita o mga salita kung saan ang isang tao o isang bagay ay tinatawag at inuuri o nakikilala sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

jawatan

mengenal pasti perkataan atau perkataan yang dengannya seseorang atau sesuatu dipanggil dan diklasifikasikan atau dibezakan daripada yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعيين

تحديد الكلمة أو الكلمات التي يتم من خلالها تسمية شخص ما أو شيء ما وتصنيفه أو تمييزه عن الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

تعیین

شناسایی کلمه یا کلماتی که به وسیله آنها کسی یا چیزی خوانده می شود و از دیگران طبقه بندی یا متمایز می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

atama

Birinin veya bir şeyin çağrılmasını, sınıflandırılmasını veya diğerlerinden ayırt edilmesini sağlayan kelime veya kelimeleri tanımlayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

יִעוּד

מילה או מילים מזהות שבאמצעותן מישהו או משהו נקרא ומסווג או מובחן מאחרים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'designation'?

The primary meaning of 'designation' is 'identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'designation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'designation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'designation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'designation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'designation' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'designation' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'designation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'designation' in regular conversations?

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How likely are you to use 'designation' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'designation' as formal, casual, or slang?

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