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Antonyms for proportions

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr-

Definition of proportions

Origin :
  • late 14c., "due relation of one part to another," also "size, extent; compartative relation in size, degree, number, etc.," from Old French proporcion "measure, proportion" (13c.), from Latin proportionem (nominative proportio) "comparative relation, analogy," from phrase pro portione "according to the relation" (of parts to each other), from pro "for" (see pro-) + ablative of *partio "division," related to pars (see part (n.)). Phrase out of proportion attested by 1670s.
  • My fortunes [are] as ill proportioned as your legs. [John Marston, "Antonio and Mellida," 1602]
  • noun measurements
Example sentences :
  • Aspasia said wisely, that the spirit of beauty flows in, only where the proportions are harmonious.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The very spirit of harmony is embodied in the proportions of the Parthenon.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Give the proportions of fat and flour that may be used for pastry.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • The proportions of these must be based upon the load to be carried.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • He had all the bones and joints of other men, without any of their proportions.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.
  • Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
  • She was tall, her proportions were ample, and her waist very trim.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • But one sees the proportions of things better when one's dull.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Every human being moves about according to his or her proportions.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Is it in your power to give the proportions of a perfect human figure?
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, Issue 10, Saturday, June 4, 1870 » by Various

Synonyms for proportions

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