figure

CEFRB1

/ˈfɪɡə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A number that shows an amount or value.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.

Examples

  • Eating between meals is bad for the figure.

  • My feelings about the matter didn't seem to figure at all.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɪɡjɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.

  2. A drawing or diagram conveying information.

  3. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

More examples

In context

  • Strange to say, the figure went out of sight suddenly.

  • He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.

  • a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble

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Origin

noun

From Middle English figure, borrowed from Old French figure, from Latin figūra (“form, shape, form of a word, a figure of speech, Late Latin a sketch, drawing”), from fingō (“to form, shape, mold, fashion”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold, shape, form, knead”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos), Sanskrit देग्धि (dégdhi), Old English dāg (“dough”). More at dough. Doublet of figura.