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Definition and Synonyms for 形容
| 1. | 仮相 | 良い印象を与えるためにあることがそうであるように見せかけること |
| Show | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression | |
| Synonyms: | ざま, なり, 仮相, 佇まい, 体, 体, 体, 体裁, 体貌, 外観, 姿, 形容, 態, 押し出し, 押し出す, 格好, 様子, 表面, 見える, 見える, 見せかける, 見せ掛け, 見栄, 見た目, 赴く, 趣, 身なり, 風体, 風情, 風格 | |
| 2. | 描出 | デッサンや絵画による表現 |
| Delineation | representation by drawing or painting etc | |
| Synonyms: | 写生, 叙述, 形容, 描写, 描出 | |
| 3. | 姿態 | 人および物の視覚的外観 |
| Cast | the visual appearance of something or someone | |
| Synonyms: | ざま, なり, シェイプ, 体, 体型, 体裁, 像, 外形, 外見, 姿, 姿形, 姿態, 容姿, 容態, 形, 形, 形, 形体, 形姿, 形容, 形態, 形状, 形象, 態, 格好, 象, 象, 顔 | |
| 4. | 描出 | 絵や肖像で表すこと |
| Portraying | a representation by picture or portraiture | |
| Synonyms: | 写生, 叙述, 形容, 描写, 描出 | |
| 5. | 描出 | 何かについて説明する行為 |
| Description | the act of describing something | |
| Synonyms: | デスクリプション, 写生, 叙事, 叙事文, 叙述, 名状, 形容, 描写, 描出, 記述 |
Categories 形容 is a member of
| 1. | 見せ掛 | ふりをする行為 |
| Pretense | the act of giving a false appearance | |
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| 2. | 視覚表現 | 写真や絵画による視覚表現 |
| Picturing | visual representation as by photography or painting | |
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| 3. | 風姿 | 人や物の、外に現われた目に見える様子 |
| Visual Aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing | |
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| 4. | ある存在が別のものを象徴する、あるいは表彰する基本的な認知過程 | |
| Representational Process | any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else | |
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| 5. | 何らかの行為を行うための言語の使用 | |
| Speech Act | the use of language to perform some act | |
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Sample Sentences for 形容
それにしても男に綺麗って形容はやめろよな～。
In any case please stop using "pretty" when describing a man.
猫を小さな虎と形容することも、虎を大きな猫と形容するのと同様に可能だ。
A cat may be compared to a small tiger, and a tiger may also be compared to a large cat.
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