Antonyms for model


Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : mod-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒd l


Definition of model

Origin :
  • 1570s, "likeness made to scale; architect's set of designs," from Middle French modelle (16c., Modern French modèle), from Italian modello "a model, mold," from Vulgar Latin *modellus, from Latin modulus "a small measure, standard," diminutive of modus "manner, measure" (see mode (n.1)).
  • Sense of "thing or person to be imitated" is 1630s. Meaning "motor vehicle of a particular design" is from 1900 (e.g. Model T, 1908; Ford's other early models included C, F, and B). Sense of "artist's model" is first recorded 1690s; that of "fashion model" is from 1904. German, Swedish modell, Dutch, Danish model are from French or Italian.
  • adj typical, ideal
  • noun imitation, replica
  • noun example, standard
  • noun person, thing that poses
  • noun type, version
  • verb form, shape
  • verb display, pose
Example sentences :
  • One might have been a model for the seraphs of Christian faith, the other an Olympian deity.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It was jestingly said that the model for the Odeum was from his own head.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It has also passed a model child-labor law for the District of Columbia.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • He produced the model of an ingenious contrivance for grinding corn.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • But remember, there is a model which must be taken even before that of your father.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • She called to the little combination maid and model who had accompanied us.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • The most easy to understand is the clutch, a model of which I have on the table.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • On Model B a Holmes rotary 7-cylinder motor of 4x4-inch bore and stroke is used.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • The model had acted well, but the first instruments made after it proved a failure.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • We are a model to the airth, and must be jist cracked-up, I tell you.'
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for model

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