models
English meaning: Models
Definition
A person who serves as a subject for artwork or fashion, usually in the medium of photography but also for painting or drawing.
Example
“The beautiful model had her face on the cover of almost every fashion magazine imaginable.”
Another example: “Climate scientists use complex computer models to predict future warming.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'model', neutral and common across fashion, manufacturing, and science. It can mean fashion models, product versions, or theoretical representations ('climate models'). Context disambiguates the sense.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Middle French 'modelle', from Italian 'modello' ('a mould'), from Vulgar Latin 'modellus', diminutive of Latin 'modulus' ('measure'), in English from the 16th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- role models
- fashion models
- mathematical models
- earlier models
- computer models
Word Forms
model (sing); models (pl); model (v); modelling/modeling
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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Language information
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