Figure
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English
Noun
Figure (plural Figures)- A drawing or representation conveying information.
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of human body.
- A numeral.
- A number.
- A shape.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- A dance figure.
- A figure of speech.
Verb
Figure (third-person singular simple present figures, present participle figuring, simple past and past participle figured) (mainly US)
- To solve a mathematical problem.
- To come to understand.
- I can't figure if he's telling the truth or lying.
Verbs for Figure
accept —s; bandy —s; cite —s; compile —s ; delineate —s; deluge with —s; juggle —s; publish —s; quote —s; scribble —s; splotch —s; —s claim; —s pour in; — soars.
Adjectives for Figure
(general) able; absurd; advancing; allegorical; aged; alluring; ample; appealing; ardent; arrestive; athletic; august; battered; belligerent; beloved; benignant; bent; bestial; blue-clad; blurred; bony; bouncing; bulky; buoyant; buxom; cherubic; clever; cloyed; colorful; colossal; comfortable; comical; comparative; compelling; conspicuous; contorted; cool; cosmopolitan; courtly; cowering; shrewd; silent; shrinking; shriveled; shuddering; shrouded; silhouetted; sinister sluggish; skinny; sleek; smart; sob-shaken solitary; somber; spiritless; sprawled; spry stalwart; stiff; stocky; stolid; stooping straight; stricken; strong; stunted; stupendous; sunburned; superb; supple; svelte; swaying; sylphlike; symbolical; tabulated (pi); talented; tatterdemalion; tense; thickset; tottering; unattractive; tragic; tremendous; trim; truculent; turbulent; typical; uncouth; uniformed; unique; unkempt; unobtrusive; veiled; venerable; vigorous; vestlike; wasted; weak; well-loved; well-molded; whirling; white-clad; wild; winsome; wiry; wizened; wooden; worthy; tall; wretched; writhing; young; radiant; quaking; queenly; quiet.
Verbs for Figure
(physique) blur—; conceal—; corset—; develop—; enhance—; forge—; guard—; illuminate—; jeopardize—; nurture—; silhouette—; uncoil—; visualize—; —looms; —s mill; — symbolizes; —writhes.
Synonyms for Figure
numeral, sum, amount, allegory, emblem, picture, symbol, type, metaphor, design, representation, character, outline, shape, form, appearance, construction.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- go figure
- prefigure
- figure out (US)
Related terms
Thesaurus
Aristotelian sorites, Establishment, Goclenian sorites, Platonic body, Platonic form, Platonic idea, VIP, accept, acclaim, acknowledge, act, acute-angled triangle, add, adornment, adumbrate, advert to, aesthetic form, algebraize, allude to, amount, anacrusis, anatomy, angle, apparition, appear, appearance, appraise, appreciate, archetype, aroma, arrange, art form, asiaticism, aspect, assess, assume, attribute, background, background detail, badge, baron, bass passage, be conspicuous, be demonstrable, be featured, be irrefutable, be logical, be reasonable, be somebody, be something, be taken as, bead, beauties, bejewel, believe, beribbon, bespangle, big gun, big man, big name, bigwig, binary digit, bit, blazon, block out, blueprint, bod, body, body forth, body-build, bones, bourdon, brand, brass, brass hat, bravura, bridge, brilliancy, brouillon, build, burden, bust, cachet, cadence, calculate, call, carcass, cartoon, carve, carving, cast, catch on to, categorical syllogism, celebrity, character, characteristic, charge, chart, chassis, chisel, chorus, cipher, class, clay, clod, coda, colors, colors of rhetoric, compute, concede, concert, conclude, configuration, conformation, consider, constellation, contour, contrive, copy, corpus, cost, count, count on, create, cube, cuboid, cusp, cut, cut a dash, cut a figure, cut out, cynosure, damage, daring, dash, decagon, decipher, decoration, decorative composition, decorative style, delineation, demonstrate, demonstration, denominate, denote, design, designate, detail, determine, development, device, devise, diagram, diamond, differentia, differential, dig, digit, dignitary, dignity, dilemma, display, distinctive feature, divide, division, dodecagon, dodecahedron, doll, dolly, dope out, draft, dramatics, drawing, dummy, earmark, ebauche, eclat, effect, effigy, efform, eidolon, elder, elegant variation, elevation, embellishment, emblem, emblematize, embody, embroidery, engrave, enthymeme, enumerate, equilateral triangle, esquisse, estimate, etalage, euphuism, evaluate, exemplify, exhibition, exhibitionism, expenditure, expense, exposition, extract roots, facet, false front, false image, fame, famousness, fanfaronade, fantasy, fantoccini, fashion, father, fathom, feather, feature, features, figuration, figurative language, figurativeness, figure in, figure of speech, figure on, figure out, figure up, figure-ground, figurehead, figurine, filigree, fine writing, finger, fix, flag, flair, flaunt, flaunting, flavor, flesh, floridity, floridness, flounce, flourish, flower, floweriness, flowers of speech, flowery style, foil, folderol, folk hero, foot, force, forecast, foreground detail, foreshadow, forge, form, form an estimate, formalize, format, formation, found, foursquare, frame, framework, frill, galaxy, garland, gauge, gem, genre, gestalt, get, gingerbread man, give an appreciation, gleam, glitter, glory, glow, gnomon, graph, grasp, great man, ground plan, guess, guise, gust, hallmark, harmonic close, heptagon, hero, heroine, hew, hexagon, hexahedron, histrionics, hold good, hold water, house plan, hulk, human being, hypercube, ichnography, icon, icosahedron, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, idol, idolum, illuminate, illustrate, illustration, image, imagery, imagine, imago, immortal, impersonate, important person, impress, impression, incarnate, index, individual, individualism, inner form, integer, intend, interests, interlude, intermezzo, interpret, introductory phrase, isosceles triangle, jewel, judge, keynote, knead, knock out, kudos, lay figure, lay out, lay plans, layout, leader, leitmotiv, lick into shape, light, likeness, lineaments, lines, lion, live, look, lords of creation, luminaries, luminary, lushness, luxuriance, magnate, main features, make, make a figure, make a projection, make a splash, make allowance for, make an estimation, make arrangements, make sense, makeup, man of mark, man of straw, manifestation, manikin, mannequin, manner, manner of speaking, mannerism, marionette, mark, marking, master spirit, material body, matrix, measure, metaphorize, methodize, mint, mirage, mirror, modality, mode, model, modus tollens, mogul, mold, monument, mood, motif, motive, mould, movement, multiply, musical phrase, musical sentence, nabob, name, national style, nature, nonliterality, nonliteralness, notability, notable, notation, notoriety, notoriousness, number, numeral, numerate, numero, oblong, obtuse-angled triangle, octagon, octahedron, odor, organize, ornament, ornamental motif, ornamentation, outline, oxygon, pageant, pageantry, paint, panjandrum, parade, parallelepiped, parallelogram, paralogism, part, participate, particularity, passage, pattern, peculiarity, pentagon, pentahedron, perceive, period, period style, person, person of note, person of renown, personage, personality, personalize, personate, personify, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantom, phase, phasis, phasm, phenomenon, phrase, physical body, physique, pick out, picture, pillar of society, plan, plan ahead, plan on, plate, pleiad, plot, plume, point at, point out, point to, polygon, polyhedron, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, popularity, portrait bust, power, power elite, prearrange, prefigure, presence, presume, pretypify, price, price tag, prism, prismoid, prize, profile, program, project, projection, property, prosyllogism, prototype, pseudosyllogism, public figure, publicity, puppet, purple passage, purple patches, put faith in, pyramid, quadrangle, quadrant, quadrature, quadrilateral, quality, quirk, rank, rate, rationalize, realize, reckon, reclame, recognition, rectangle, refer to, reference, reflect, refrain, regard, relief, renown, repeated figure, report, representation, reputation, repute, resolution, resolve, respect, response, rhombohedron, rhomboid, rhombus, ribbon, ritornello, rough, rough out, roughcast, roughhew, rule, rule of deduction, ruling circle, sachem, savor, scarecrow, schedule, schematize, score, sculpt, sculpture, seal, section, see, seeming, select, semblance, set, set up, settle, shade, shadow, shadow forth, sham, shape, shapes, shine, show, showing-off, side, sign, significant form, silhouette, similize, simulacrum, singularity, skeleton, sketch, slant, smack, snowman, social lion, solve, soma, somebody, something, sorites, spangle, specialty, specify, spectacle, specter, splash, splurge, square, staginess, stamp, stand for, stand to reason, stanza, star, statement, statuary, statue, statuette, stigmatize, strain, structure, style, subject, subtract, sum, summate, superstar, suppose, syllogism, symbol, symbolize, systematize, tab, table, tailor, tailpiece, taint, take, take account of, take into account, take into consideration, tally, tang, taste, tetragon, tetragram, tetrahedron, the bubble reputation, the great, the top, theatrics, theme, thermoform, think, tinsel, token, top brass, top people, torso, tot, tot up, total, total effect, tote, touch, tournure, trait, translate, trapeze, trapezium, trapezoid, triangle, trick, trilateral, trope, trunk, trust in, turn, turn of expression, tutti, tutti passage, twig, twist, tycoon, type, typify, understand, valuate, value, variation, vaunt, verse, very important person, view, viewpoint, vision, vogue, waking dream, wax figure, waxwork, way of speaking, whole number, wildest dream, wise, wood carving, work, work out, work up, working drawing, worthy, wraith, wreathe
Etymology
From Middle English figure < Old French figure < Latin figura (“form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing”) < fingere (“to form, shape, mold, fashion”)
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Statistics
- Most common English words before 1923: covered · born · somewhat · #719: figure · goes · youth · sudden
External links
- Figure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Figure in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Etymology
From Latin figura.
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Figure f. (plural Figures)
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Italian
Noun
figure f.
- Plural form of figura.
Spanish
Verb
Figure (infinitive figurar)
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