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title

intj · noun · verb · 27 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtaɪ̯.təl/
  • [ˈthaɪ̯.thəl] ~ [ˈthaɪ̯.thl̩]
  • /ˈtaɪ̯.ɾəl/
  • [ˈthaɪ̯.ɾəl] ~ [ˈthaɪ̯.ɾl̩] t-flapping
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪtəl
  • homophone: tidal (t-flapping)
  • CMU ARPABET: T AY1 T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A published piece of media.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • The retailer carries thousands of titles.
  • Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Examples

  • Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: style

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law, property

Examples

  • a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

Examples

  • The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arts, bookbinding, crafts, hobbies, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A long title.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

A short title.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To assign a title to; to entitle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

an informal right to something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his claim on her attentions
  • his title to fame

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: claim

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: right

17

noun

Meaning 17

an established or recognized right

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a strong legal claim to the property
  • he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
  • he staked his claim

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: claim

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal right

Narrower terms: own right, entitlement

18

noun

Meaning 18

an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: title of respect, form of address

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative

Narrower terms: Aga, Agha, Defender of the Faith, Don, Dona, Frau, Fraulein, Hakham, Herr, Miss, Mister, Mr, Mr., Mrs, Mrs., Ms, Ms., Rabbi, Reverend, Senor, Senora, Senorita, Signora, Signorina, Very Reverend, Father, Padre

19

noun

Meaning 19

an appellation signifying nobility

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appellation, denomination, designation, appellative

Narrower terms: Lordship, Ladyship, baronetcy, viscountcy

20

noun

Meaning 20

the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title
  • he refused to give titles to his paintings
  • I can never remember movie titles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name

Narrower terms: masthead, rubric

21

noun

Meaning 21

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Title 8 provided federal help for schools

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: statute title, rubric

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heading, header, head

22

noun

Meaning 22

(usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the titles go by faster than I can read

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing

23

noun

Meaning 23

a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the novel had chapter titles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: subheading, subhead

Narrower terms: credit, caption, legend, subtitle

24

noun

Meaning 24

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he signed the deed
  • he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deed, deed of conveyance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

Narrower terms: bill of sale, deed poll, enfeoffment, mortgage deed, title deed

25

noun

Meaning 25

the status of being a champion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he held the title for two years

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: championship

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: high status

Narrower terms: triple crown

26

verb

Meaning 26

designate by an identifying term

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They styled their nation `The Confederate States'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: style

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name, call

27

verb

Meaning 27

give a title to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entitle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name, call

Narrower terms: proclaim

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Etruscanbor.? Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.

Across languages

Translations

247 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: titull — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Arabic: لَقَب (laqab) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Arabic: لَقَب (lagab) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Armenian: կոչում (kočʻum) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Armenian: տիտղոս (titġos) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Belarusian: ты́тул (týtul) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Belarusian: зва́нне (zvánnje) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Bulgarian: ти́тла (títla) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Catalan: títol — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 稱號 /称号 (chēnghào) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Corsican: tìtulu — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Czech: titul — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Danish: titel — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Dutch: titel — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Esperanto: titolo — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Finnish: arvonimi — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Finnish: titteli — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • French: titre — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Galician: título — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Georgian: წოდება (c̣odeba) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Georgian: ტიტული (ṭiṭuli) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • German: Titel — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Greek: τίτλος (títlos) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Hebrew: תואר כבוד — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Hebrew: תואר \ תֹּאַר (tó'ar) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Hindi: उपनाम (upnām) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Hindi: कुलनाम (kulnām) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Hungarian: cím — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Hungarian: titulus — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Hungarian: beosztás — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Icelandic: titill — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Ido: titulo — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Italian: titolo — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Japanese: 称号 (shōgō) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Japanese: 肩書き (katagaki) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Korean: 칭호 (chingho) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Latin: titulus — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Latin: nōmen — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Macedonian: назив (naziv) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Macedonian: наслов (naslov) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Manx: ard-ennym — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Mongolian: цол (col) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Nahuatl: totoch — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tittel — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tittel — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Old Norse: nafn — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Dari: لَقَب (laqab) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Iranian Persian: لَقَب (laġab) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Polish: tytuł — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Portuguese: título — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Romanian: titlu — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Russian: ти́тул (títul) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Russian: зва́ние (zvánije) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Serbo-Croatian: на́слов — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Serbo-Croatian: на́зив — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Serbo-Croatian: náslov — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Serbo-Croatian: náziv — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Slovak: titul — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Slovene: naziv — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Spanish: título — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Tajik: лақаб (laqab) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Tamil: பட்டம் (paṭṭam) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Thai: คํานําหน้าชื่อ (kam-num-nâa-chʉ̂ʉ) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Thai: คํานําหน้านาม (kam-num-nâa-naam) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Ottoman Turkish: عنوان (ʼunvan) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Ottoman Turkish: لقب (lakab) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Ukrainian: ти́тул (týtul) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Ukrainian: звання́ (zvannjá) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Urdu: لَقَب (laqab) — prefix or suffix added to a name
  • Bulgarian: пра́во на со́бственост (právo na sóbstvenost) — right to ownership
  • Chinese Mandarin: 所有權 /所有权 (suǒyǒuquán) — right to ownership
  • Dutch: eigendomsrecht — right to ownership
  • Finnish: omistusoikeus — right to ownership
  • German: Eigentumsrecht — right to ownership
  • Greek: κυριότητα (kyriótita) — right to ownership
  • Hungarian: jogcím — right to ownership
  • Hungarian: tulajdonjog — right to ownership
  • Hungarian: cím — right to ownership
  • Hungarian: jogosultság — right to ownership
  • Hungarian: jogalap — right to ownership
  • Indonesian: hak kebendaan — right to ownership
  • Indonesian: hak milik — right to ownership
  • Japanese: 所有権 (shoyūken) — right to ownership
  • Korean: 소유권 (soyugwon) — right to ownership
  • Malay: hak milik — right to ownership
  • Māori: taitara — right to ownership
  • Russian: пра́во со́бственности (právo sóbstvennosti) — right to ownership
  • Scottish Gaelic: còir — right to ownership
  • Spanish: tutela — right to ownership
  • Spanish: título — right to ownership
  • Thai: สิทธิ (sìt-tí) — right to ownership
  • Thai: กรรมสิทธิ์ (gam-má-sìt) — right to ownership
  • Catalan: títol — certificate of ownership
  • Dutch: eigendomsbewijs — certificate of ownership
  • Dutch: eigendomscertificaat — certificate of ownership
  • Dutch: titel — certificate of ownership
  • Finnish: kauppakirja — certificate of ownership
  • Finnish: luovutuskirja — certificate of ownership
  • French: titre — certificate of ownership
  • German: Titel — certificate of ownership
  • German: Eigentumsnachweis — certificate of ownership
  • Greek: τίτλος κυριότητας (títlos kyriótitas) — certificate of ownership
  • Hungarian: jogcímigazolás — certificate of ownership
  • Japanese: 所有証 (shoyūshō) — certificate of ownership
  • Japanese: 資格証 (shikakushō) — certificate of ownership
  • Māori: taitara — certificate of ownership
  • Plautdietsch: Ieejendeemabewiess — certificate of ownership
  • Portuguese: título — certificate of ownership
  • Catalan: títol — section or division of a subject, as a law, lawbook, etc
  • Finnish: otsikko — section or division of a subject, as a law, lawbook, etc
  • Spanish: título — section or division of a subject, as a law, lawbook, etc
  • Thai: ลักษณะ (lák-sà-nà) — section or division of a subject, as a law, lawbook, etc
  • Afrikaans: titel — name of a book, etc
  • Arabic: عُنْوَان (ʕunwān) — name of a book, etc
  • Arabic: عِنْوَان (ʕinwān) — name of a book, etc
  • Arabic: اِسْم (ism) — name of a book, etc
  • Armenian: վերնագիր (vernagir) — name of a book, etc
  • Armenian: անուն (anun) — name of a book, etc
  • Asturian: títulu — name of a book, etc
  • Azerbaijani: başlıq — name of a book, etc
  • Azerbaijani: ad — name of a book, etc
  • Basque: izenburu — name of a book, etc
  • Belarusian: на́зва (názva) — name of a book, etc
  • Belarusian: ты́тул (týtul) — name of a book, etc
  • Belarusian: загало́вак (zahalóvak) — name of a book, etc
  • Belarusian: найме́нне (najmjénnje) — name of a book, etc
  • Belarusian: найме́ньне (najmjénʹnje) — name of a book, etc
  • Bulgarian: назва́ние (nazvánie) — name of a book, etc
  • Bulgarian: загла́вие (zaglávie) — name of a book, etc
  • Burmese: အမည် (a.many) — name of a book, etc
  • Catalan: títol — name of a book, etc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標題 /标题 (biāotí) — name of a book, etc
  • Chinese Mandarin: 書名 /书名 (shūmíng) — name of a book, etc
  • Czech: název — name of a book, etc
  • Danish: titel — name of a book, etc
  • Dutch: titel — name of a book, etc
  • Finnish: nimi — name of a book, etc
  • Finnish: nimike — name of a book, etc
  • French: titre — name of a book, etc
  • Galician: título — name of a book, etc
  • Georgian: სახელწოდება (saxelc̣odeba) — name of a book, etc
  • German: Titel — name of a book, etc
  • Greek: τίτλος (títlos) — name of a book, etc
  • Ancient Greek: τίτλος (títlos) — name of a book, etc
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) — name of a book, etc
  • Hebrew: כּוֹתָר (kotar) — name of a book, etc
  • Hindi: शीर्षक (śīrṣak) — name of a book, etc
  • Hindi: उनवान (unvān) — name of a book, etc
  • Hindi: नाम (nām) — name of a book, etc
  • Hungarian: cím — name of a book, etc
  • Indonesian: judul — name of a book, etc
  • Italian: titolo — name of a book, etc
  • Japanese: 題名 (daimei) — name of a book, etc
  • Japanese: 題 (dai) — name of a book, etc
  • Japanese: 標題 (hyōdai) — name of a book, etc
  • Japanese: タイトル (taitoru) — name of a book, etc
  • Japanese: 題目 (daimoku) — name of a book, etc
  • Khmer: ឈ្មោះ (chmŭəh) — name of a book, etc
  • Korean: 칭호 (chingho) — name of a book, etc
  • Korean: 표제 (pyoje) — name of a book, etc
  • Korean: 표제 (pyoje) — name of a book, etc
  • Korean: 제목 (jemok) — name of a book, etc
  • Korean: 타이틀 (taiteul) — name of a book, etc
  • Latin: titulus — name of a book, etc
  • Latin: nomen — name of a book, etc
  • Macedonian: наслов (naslov) — name of a book, etc
  • Malay: tajuk — name of a book, etc
  • Mongolian: гарчиг (garčig) — name of a book, etc
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tittel — name of a book, etc
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tittel — name of a book, etc
  • Iranian Persian: عُنْوان (onvân) — name of a book, etc
  • Iranian Persian: تیتْر (titr) — name of a book, etc
  • Iranian Persian: نام (nâm) — name of a book, etc
  • Iranian Persian: اِسْم (esm) — name of a book, etc
  • Iranian Persian: وَرْنامِه (varnâme) — name of a book, etc
  • Polish: tytuł — name of a book, etc
  • Polish: nazwa — name of a book, etc
  • Portuguese: título — name of a book, etc
  • Romanian: titlu — name of a book, etc
  • Russian: назва́ние (nazvánije) — name of a book, etc
  • Russian: загла́вие (zaglávije) — name of a book, etc
  • Russian: наименова́ние (naimenovánije) — name of a book, etc
  • Russian: заголо́вок (zagolóvok) — name of a book, etc
  • Scottish Gaelic: tiotal — name of a book, etc
  • Serbo-Croatian: на́слов — name of a book, etc
  • Serbo-Croatian: náslov — name of a book, etc
  • Slovak: názov — name of a book, etc
  • Slovene: naslov — name of a book, etc
  • Lower Sorbian: napis — name of a book, etc
  • Spanish: título — name of a book, etc
  • Swedish: titel — name of a book, etc
  • Tajik: ном (nom) — name of a book, etc
  • Tajik: унвон (unvon) — name of a book, etc
  • Tajik: исм (ism) — name of a book, etc
  • Tamil: தலைப்பு (talaippu) — name of a book, etc
  • Thai: ชื่อเรื่อง (chʉ̂ʉ-rʉ̂ʉang) — name of a book, etc
  • Thai: ชื่อ (chʉ̂ʉ) — name of a book, etc
  • Thai: นาม (naam) — name of a book, etc
  • Thai: ฉายา (chǎa-yaa) — name of a book, etc
  • Turkish: ad — name of a book, etc
  • Ottoman Turkish: عنوان (ʼunvan) — name of a book, etc
  • Ukrainian: на́зва (názva) — name of a book, etc
  • Ukrainian: заголо́вок (zaholóvok) — name of a book, etc
  • Ukrainian: за́головок (záholovok) — name of a book, etc
  • Urdu: عُنْوان ('unvān) — name of a book, etc
  • Urdu: نام (nām) — name of a book, etc
  • Urdu: اِسْم (ism) — name of a book, etc
  • Uzbek: nom — name of a book, etc
  • Uzbek: ot — name of a book, etc
  • Uzbek: ism — name of a book, etc
  • Vietnamese: tên — name of a book, etc
  • Vietnamese: tên gọi — name of a book, etc
  • Zulu: ibizo — name of a book, etc
  • Armenian: խորագիր (xoragir) — subject of a writing
  • Belarusian: загало́вак (zahalóvak) — subject of a writing
  • Bulgarian: загла́вие (zaglávie) — subject of a writing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標題 /标题 (biāotí) — subject of a writing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 書名 /书名 (shūmíng) — subject of a writing
  • Finnish: otsikko — subject of a writing
  • Finnish: aihe — subject of a writing
  • French: intitulé — subject of a writing
  • German: Überschrift — subject of a writing
  • Hungarian: cím — subject of a writing
  • Japanese: 見出し (midashi) — subject of a writing
  • Japanese: 標題 (hyōdai) — subject of a writing
  • Japanese: 書名 (shomei) — subject of a writing
  • Korean: 표제 (pyoje) — subject of a writing
  • Korean: 표제 (pyoje) — subject of a writing
  • Korean: 서명 (seomyeong) — subject of a writing
  • Macedonian: заглавие (zaglavie) — subject of a writing
  • Norwegian: overskrift — subject of a writing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tittel — subject of a writing
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tittel — subject of a writing
  • Polish: nagłówek — subject of a writing
  • Russian: заголо́вок (zagolóvok) — subject of a writing
  • Russian: загла́вие (zaglávije) — subject of a writing
  • Scots: teetle — subject of a writing
  • Turkish: başlık — subject of a writing
  • Ukrainian: заголо́вок (zaholóvok) — subject of a writing
  • Bulgarian: титулувам (tituluvam) — to assign a title to
  • Esperanto: titoli — to assign a title to
  • Finnish: antaa nimi — to assign a title to
  • Finnish: myöntää arvonimi — to assign a title to
  • Italian: intitolare — to assign a title to
  • Polish: tytułować — to assign a title to
  • Spanish: titular — to assign a title to
  • Swedish: titulera — to assign a title to
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