Proportionateness

Proportionateness
Proportionateness Pro*por"tion*ate*ness, n. The quality or state of being proportionate. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]

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  • proportionateness — See proportionately. * * * …   Universalium

  • proportionateness — pro·por·tion·ate·ness …   English syllables

  • proportionateness — noun the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount • Syn: ↑commensurateness, ↑correspondence • Derivationally related forms: ↑proportionate, ↑correspondent (for: ↑correspondence), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • commensurateness — noun the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount • Syn: ↑correspondence, ↑proportionateness • Derivationally related forms: ↑proportionate (for: ↑proportionateness), ↑correspondent ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • proportionate — proportionately, adv. proportionateness, n. adj. /preuh pawr sheuh nit, pohr /; v. /preuh pawr sheuh nayt , pohr /, adj., v., proportionated, proportionating. adj. 1. proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional. v.t. 2. to make… …   Universalium

  • perfect# — perfect adj Perfect, whole, entire, intact are comparable when they mean not deficient, defective, or faulty in any particular. Perfect is the usual term to describe such a condition, for it may imply not only the presence of every part, every… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • disproportionateness — dis·proportionateness …   English syllables

  • proportionate — adjective /prəˈpɔʃənət/ (say pruh pawshuhnuht) 1. proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional. –verb (t) /prəˈpɔʃəneɪt/ (say pruh pawshuhnayt) (proportionated, proportionating) 2. to make proportionate. –proportionately, adverb… …  

  • proportionality — noun 1. a ratio of two quantities that is constant (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑proportional • Hypernyms: ↑ratio • Hyponyms: ↑commensurateness, ↑correspondence, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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