Antonyms for displays


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-spley
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspleɪ


Definition of displays

Origin :
  • late 13c., "unfurl" (a banner, etc.), from Old French desploiir (Modern French déployer) "unfold, unfasten, spread out" (of knots, sealed letters, etc.), from Latin displicare "to scatter," from dis- "un-, apart" (see dis-) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)).
  • Properly of sails or flags (and unconnected to play); meaning "reveal, exhibit" is late 14c. Related: Displayed; displaying.
  • noun public showing; spectacle
  • verb show for public viewing, effect
Example sentences :
  • She produces many parcels and displays their strange contents.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • A horse that displays any symptoms of kicking, should be held tight in hand.
  • Extract from : « The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual » by Anonymous
  • Where his pocket is concerned he displays for her no special favouritism.
  • Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) » by John Morley
  • Taking it in the main, it is admirable, and even lovable, as he displays it.
  • Extract from : « My Contemporaries In Fiction » by David Christie Murray
  • Wherever the dragon is found, it displays a special partiality for water.
  • Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
  • It is most interesting for the rich remains of architectural beauty which it displays.
  • Extract from : « Ely Cathedral » by Anonymous
  • Of Silks she displays a great amount, and they are mainly of excellent quality.
  • Extract from : « Glances at Europe » by Horace Greeley
  • In this object he displays great perseverance and acuteness.
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • John, as I think I have said, displays his inside in a lamentable way.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • In its inherited organisation are registered the powers which it displays at birth.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

Synonyms for displays

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