model
English meaning: Model
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: “Scientists built a computer model to predict the storm's path.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Several common senses: a person who poses for art or fashion; a simplified representation of a system; a version of a product; or someone worthy of imitation ('role model'). Neutral register, very high-frequency across fashion, science, business and engineering.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Middle French 'modelle', from Italian 'modello', from Latin 'modulus' 'small measure'; late 16th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- role model
- fashion model
- business model
- scale model
- latest model
- model behaviour
Word Forms
model (n); models (pl); model, modelled/modeled, modelling/modeling (v)
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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