display
English meaning: Display
Definition
A show or spectacle.
Example
“The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display.”
Another example: “The shop's window display attracted a crowd of shoppers.”
Usage — When, Where & How
As a noun, a show or exhibition ('a fireworks display', 'on display'), or a screen showing information ('an LCD display'). As a verb, to show or exhibit. Common in retail, technology and everyday speech. Neutral register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'despleier' (to unfold), from Latin 'displicare' (to scatter), from 'dis-' + 'plicare' (to fold); entered English in the 14th century.
Synonyms
- exhibition
- show
- presentation
- exhibit
- arrangement
- spectacle
Antonyms / Opposites
- concealment
Related Words
Common Collocations
- on display
- display screen
- window display
- display case
- fireworks display
- display of
Word Forms
display (n & v); displays; displayed; displaying
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
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