mean vs designate
designate vs meanmean is a noun but designate is not a noun.
mean and designate both are adjectives.
mean and designate both are verbs.
As verbs,
designate is a hypernym of
mean; that is, designate is a
word with a broader meaning than mean:
- mean: destine or designate for a certain purpose
- designate: design or destine
| mean (noun) | designate (noun) |
|---|---|
| an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n |
| mean (adjective) | designate (adjective) |
|---|---|
| approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value | appointed but not yet installed in office |
| characterized by malice | |
| having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality | |
| marked by poverty befitting a beggar | |
| (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity | |
| (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt | |
| of no value or worth | |
| very good; of the highest quality |
| mean (verb) | designate (verb) |
|---|---|
| mean or intend to express or convey | assign a name or title to |
| have as a logical consequence | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| denote or connote | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively |
| have in mind as a purpose | decree or designate beforehand |
| have a specified degree of importance | design or destine |
| intend to refer to | |
| destine or designate for a certain purpose |
Words related to "mean"
- Winsorized mean
- advert
- aim
- arithmetic mean
- associate
- average
- awful
- base
- bastardly
- be after
- beggarly
- bring up
- cite
- colligate
- connect
- contemptible
- convey
- denote
- design
- designate
- destine
- drive
- entail
- excellent
- expectation
- expected value
- fantabulous
- first moment
- first-class
- geometric mean
- get
- harmonic mean
- hateful
- have in mind
- ignoble
- imply
- import
- intend
- link
- link up
- mean value
- meaning
- meanness
- meanspirited
- mention
- mingy
- miserly
- name
- nasty
- necessitate
- norm
- normal
- plan
- poor
- propose
- purport
- purpose
- refer
- relate
- represent
- ripping
- signify
- specify
- spell
- splendid
- stand for
- statistics
- stingy
- superior
- symbolise
- symbolize
- think
- think of
- tie in
- tight
- typify
- ungenerous
- weighted arithmetic mean
- weighted average
- weighted mean
Words related to "designate"
- advance
- aim
- appoint
- assign
- break
- bump
- calculate
- call attention
- cast
- charge
- delegate
- demote
- denominate
- denote
- depute
- design
- designation
- designative
- destine
- devolve
- direct
- doom
- elevate
- fate
- finger
- incoming
- indicate
- inform
- intend
- kick downstairs
- kick upstairs
- label
- mandate
- mean
- number
- ordain
- place
- plan
- point
- point out
- post
- promote
- raise
- reassign
- reflect
- regiment
- relegate
- show
- signalise
- signalize
- slate
- specify
- task
- transfer
- upgrade
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