Standard Lemma guide

patterned

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Conformed to a pattern, a model to be followed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The Royal Navy kept patterned birches and patterned canes at the principal dockyards as specimens, intending to standardize the main implements used for formal corporal punishment on its ships

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Supplied with a pattern

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of pattern

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: plain

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ingrian: kuvikas — with a pattern
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mønstret — with a pattern
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mønstrete — with a pattern
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mønstra — with a pattern
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mønstrete — with a pattern
  • Russian: узо́рчатый (uzórčatyj) — with a pattern
  • Ukrainian: візеру́нковий (vizerúnkovyj) — with a pattern
Real reading context

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