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Antonyms for sign

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : sahyn
Phonetic Transcription : saɪn

Definition of sign

Origin :
  • early 13c., "gesture or motion of the hand," especially one meant to communicate something, from Old French signe "sign, mark," from Latin signum "identifying mark, token, indication, symbol; proof; military standard, ensign; a signal, an omen; sign in the heavens, constellation," according to Watkins, literally "standard that one follows," from PIE *sekw-no-, from root *sekw- (1) "to follow" (see sequel).
  • Ousted native token. Meaning "a mark or device having some special importance" is recorded from late 13c.; that of "a miracle" is from c.1300. Zodiacal sense in English is from mid-14c. Sense of "characteristic device attached to the front of an inn, shop, etc., to distinguish it from others" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "token or signal of some condition" (late 13c.) is behind sign of the times (1520s). In some uses, the word probably is a shortening of ensign. Sign language is recorded from 1847; earlier hand-language (1670s).
  • noun indication, evidence
  • noun document with information; symbol
  • verb write name
  • verb motion to another
Example sentences :
  • He had evinced not the least sign of any disposition even to criticise.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It proved to be a sign some twenty feet high and a whole block long.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • No sir, not one, and I can find no sign of the Triassic period.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • There was no sign of the body of Andrew Lanning among the rocks.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • They remembered the rifle of Andrew and had gone on without making a sign.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Straight to this sign Andrew walked and sat down at the table beneath it.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The first sign of unwariness would begin and end the battle.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Perhaps that is a sign—I daresay it is—that I have not had much of what is not happiness.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • He kept close to the bank, looking for some sign of the spot where he had fallen in.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • There were so many ways in which the wreck might have gone out of life and left no sign.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Synonyms for sign

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