Dictionary entry details
• APPOINTMENT (noun)
Meaning:
The act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
appointment; designation; naming; assignment
Context example:
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appointment"):
nomination (the act of officially naming a candidate)
co-optation; co-option (the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent))
delegacy (the appointment of a delegate)
ordinance; ordination (the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders)
recognition (designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body)
Meaning:
A meeting arranged in advance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
appointment; engagement; date
Context example:
she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
get together; meeting (a small informal social gathering)
Meronyms (members of "appointment"):
date; escort (a participant in a date)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appointment"):
blind date (a date with a stranger)
double date (a date in which two couples participate)
rendezvous; tryst (a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex)
Meaning:
(usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fitting; appointment
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
furnishing ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Meaning:
A person who is appointed to a job or position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
appointee; appointment
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Meaning:
The job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he applied for an appointment in the treasury
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
business; job; line; line of work; occupation (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
Meaning:
(law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment
Hypernyms ("appointment" is a kind of...):
disposal; disposition (the act or means of getting rid of something)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
