- Types Of Speech
- You can use proportion as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Proportion
- A 3 syllables noun and 10 letters with the letters i, n, o, p, r, and t, 6 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters or. Proportion starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pr, pro, prop, propo, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, rtion, ..
- Definition
- Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- Compound Words
- A compound word, proportion has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are pro, and portion.
- Pig Latin
- Proportion in Pig Latin is said as "oportionpray or oportionprway".
- Unigram
- p | r | o | p | o | r | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- pr | ro | op | po | or | rt | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- pro | rop | opo | por | ort | rti | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- prop | ropo | opor | port | orti | rtio | tion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design);
"in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin - magnitude or extent;
"a building of vast proportions" - the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- balance among the parts of something
- Verb Examples
- adjust in size relative to other things
- give pleasant proportions to;
"harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abidance | the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) |
Accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
Accord | sympathetic compatibility |
Acreage | an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming) "he wanted some acreage to build on" |
Adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
Addition | the act of adding one thing to another "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect" "the addition of a leap day every four years" |
Adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
Adjust To | |
Aerofoil | a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air can lift or control a plane in flight |
Aeroplane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Proportion
Anagram | Definition |
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Proportion | harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin |
View English words with the unique letters used in proportion. Words With The Letters Inoprt
Word | Definition |
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Proportion | harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin |
Word | Definition |
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Arrangement | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music |
Placement | contact established between applicants and prospective employees "the agency provided placement services" |
Proportion Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters