patterns

pat-terns · noun/verb

imported

Definitions

noun/verb

  1. 1.

    Plural of pattern; repeated decorative designs or regular arrangements.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present of pattern; models or designs something on a particular example.

  3. 3.

    Regular and predictable forms or sequences.

Related words

Antonyms: chaos, randomness
See also: design, motif, pattern
Synonyms: designs, motifs, templates

Etymology

From Old French patron ("model, template"), from Latin patronus. The plural ending -s is standard English.