delineation

Other forms of delineation

plural

delineations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about delineation

What does delineation mean?

delineation means "a graphic or vivid verbal description". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in delineation?

delineation has 5 syllables: de-lin-e-a-tion. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʃən/.

What is another word for delineation?

Close synonyms include word picture, word-painting, depiction, picture, characterization. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is delineation a common word?

delineation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with delineation?

133 words rhyme with delineation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.