design
de-sign · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of something before it is made.
- 2.
The art or action of conceiving and producing a plan or drawing.
- 3.
A decorative pattern.
- 4.
Purpose, planning, or intention.
- 5.
To plan and make decisions about the form, appearance, or workings of something.
Forms
plural: designs
Related words
Etymology
From Latin designare meaning "to mark out, devise, choose, designate," from de- meaning "out" and signare meaning "to mark."