Meanings
nounappointment (plural appointments)
plural appointments
- The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
His appointment as treasurer was deemed suitable.
Synonyms: designation, tenure
- A stipulation; an agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.
- An arrangement between people to meet; an engagement.
They made an appointment to meet at six.
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I’m leaving work early because I have a doctor’s appointment.
Love's right outside our door / It made an appointment with our hearts / We tell ourselves there's time / But we never seem to get around to it
1979, Shalamar, “Let's Find the Time for Love”, in Big Fun - lifestyleA decree; a direction; an established order or constitution.
to submit to the divine appointments
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According to the appointment of the priests.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezra 6:9 - lawThe exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
- governmentThe assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.
- in pluralEquipment, furniture.
The appointments were primitive, but the Schnitzel, the beer, and the cheese could not have been improved on.
1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Soul of Laploshka”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 702 more examples
[…] the house had been inhabited for years by his father, and in many of its appointments was old-fashioned and grim […]
1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLCThe appointments of a gentleman's dressing-room are similar in most respects to those of the lady's dressing-room, the differences being in trifling matters.
1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia - USAn honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college.
to have an appointment
- obsoleteThe allowance paid to a public officer.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust.
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nounThe state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed.
antonym(s) of “act of appointing”
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nounthe act of putting a person into a non-elective position
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noun(usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchappointement
- Middle Englishappoyntement
- Englishappointment
From Middle English appoyntement, apoyntement, from Old French appointement, equivalent to appoint + -ment.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَعْيِين, تَعَيُّن
- تَعْيِين (taʕyīn)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- تَعَيُّن (taʕayyun)state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- مَوْعِد (mawʕid)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- مِيعَاد (mīʕād)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Bulgarian назначе́ние, угово́рка
- назначе́ние (naznačénie)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- угово́рка (ugovórka)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- сре́ща (sréšta)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Catalan nomenament, nomenament
- nomenamentact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- nomenamentstate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- compromísstipulation; agreement
- citaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- consultaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Chinese Mandarin 任命, 任用
- 任命 (rènmìng)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- 任用 (rènyòng)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- 約會 /约会 (yuēhuì)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Czech jmenování, schůzka
- jmenováníact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- schůzkaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Dutch aanstelling, afspraak
- aanstellingact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- afspraakstipulation; agreement
- afspraakarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Esperanto rendevuo
- rendevuoarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Finnish nimittäminen, nimitys
- nimittäminenact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- nimitysact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- nimitysstate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- sovittu tapaaminenstipulation; agreement
- sopimusstipulation; agreement
- tapaaminenarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- aikaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- ajanvarausarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- ohjedecree; direction; established order or constitution
- ilmoitusdecree; direction; established order or constitution
- nimittäminenassignment of a person by an official to perform a duty
- nimitysassignment of a person by an official to perform a duty
French nomination, rendez-vous
- nominationact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- rendez-vousarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- rencardarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
German Ernennung, Berufung
- Ernennungact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- Berufungact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- Terminarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- Verabredungarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Greek ραντεβού
- ραντεβού (rantevoú)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Hebrew מינוי, פְּגִישָׁה
- מינוי (minúi)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- פְּגִישָׁה (pgishá)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Hindi नियुक्ति, नियोग
- नियुक्ति (apŏiṇṭmeṇṭ)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- नियोग (niyog)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- नियुक्त (niyukt)state of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- अनुबंध (anubandh)stipulation; agreement
- बैठक (baiṭhak)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- भेंट (bhẽṭ)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- अपॉइंटमेंट (apŏiṇṭmẽṭ)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- मुलाक़ात (mulāqāt)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- नियुक्ति (niyukti)assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty
Hungarian kinevezés, állás
- kinevezésact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- állásstate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- beosztásstate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- tisztségstate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- státuszstate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- találkozóstipulation; agreement
- előzetes megbeszélésstipulation; agreement
- előzetes megegyezésstipulation; agreement
- időpontarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- előjegyzésarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- bejelentkezésarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- időpontfoglalásarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Irish coinne
- coinnearrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Italian appuntamento
- appuntamentoarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Japanese 任命, 約束
- 任命 (ninmei)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- 約束 (yakusoku)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- 待ち合わせ (machiawase)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- アポイント (apointo)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- アポ (apo)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- 予約 (yoyaku)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Korean 임명, 약속
- 임명 (immyeong)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- 약속 (yaksok)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- 예약 (yeyak)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Latin constitutum
- constitutumarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Māori whakatūranga, kopounga
- whakatūrangaact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- kopoungaact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- kopoungastate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- wāhuistipulation; agreement
- whakaritengaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Polish przeznaczenie, wizyta
- przeznaczenieact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- wizytaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- spotkaniearrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Portuguese nomeação, designação
- nomeaçãoact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- designaçãoact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- designaçãostate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- compromissostipulation; agreement
- consultaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- compromissoarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- entrevistaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- rendez-vousarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Russian назначе́ние, договорённость
- назначе́ние (naznačénije)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- договорённость (dogovorjónnostʹ)stipulation; agreement
- догово́р (dogovór)stipulation; agreement
- до́говор (dógovor)stipulation; agreement
- соглаше́ние (soglašénije)stipulation; agreement
- встре́ча (vstréča)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- за́пись (zápisʹ)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- аппо́йнтмент (appójntmɛnt)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- приём (prijóm)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Scottish Gaelic dreuchd
- dreuchdstate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
Slovak stretnutie
- stretnutiearrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Spanish nombramiento, cita
- nombramientoact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- citastate of being appointed to a service or office; office to which one is appointed
- compromisostipulation; agreement
- citaarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- apoinmenarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- apuntamentoarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- appointment (apointment)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Swedish utnämnande, möte
- utnämnandeact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- mötearrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Tagalog pagtatalaga
- pagtatalagaact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
Thai นัดหมาย
- นัดหมาย (nát-mǎai)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Turkish atama, tayin
- atamaact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- tayinact of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- randevuarrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Ukrainian призна́чення, призна́чання
- призна́чення (pryznáčennja)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- призна́чання (pryznáčannja)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- ви́значення (význačennja)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- визнача́ння (vyznačánnja)act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office
- зу́стріч (zústrič)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- за́пис (zápys)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- прийо́м (pryjóm)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Urdu تارِیخ, مُلَاقَات
- تارِیخ (tārīx)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- مُلَاقَات (mulāqāt)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
- اَپائِنْٹْمِنْٹ (apāinṭminṭ)arrangement for a meeting; an engagement
Cite this entry
APA
appointment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appointment
MLA
“appointment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appointment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appointment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appointment.
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