adj
Meaning 1
artful; scheming
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a designing man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
designing
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noun
Meaning 2
A process of design.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of design
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest- W.Churchill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue
- a scheming wife
- a scheming gold digger
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scheming
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he contributed to the design of a new instrument
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: design
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creating by mental acts
Narrower terms: planning
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hindi: आलेखन (ālekhan) — artful; scheming
- Irish: aidhmeannach — artful; scheming
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