Meanings
plural wordings
- countableuncountableA choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
It is highly improbable that the drafter of the notice ever visualised the form that heavy vehicles of the future would take, but the comprehensive wording still covers modern types.
1955 December, “Notes and News: An Old Midland Railway Bridge Notice”, in Railway Magazine, page 877Synonyms: phrasing, phrasing, wordage, talk, terminology, verbiage
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of word
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe manner in which something is expressed in words
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian формулиро́вка, подбор на думи
- формулиро́вка (formuliróvka)choice of words
- подбор на думи (podbor na dumi)choice of words
Chinese Mandarin 提法, 說法 /说法
- 提法 (tífǎ)choice of words
- 說法 /说法 (shuōfǎ)choice of words
- 措詞 /措词 (cuòcí)choice of words
Danish formulering
- formuleringchoice of words
Dutch woordkeuze, verwoording
- woordkeuzechoice of words
- verwoordingchoice of words
- formuleringchoice of words
- bewoordingchoice of words
Finnish sanavalinta, sanamuoto
- sanavalintachoice of words
- sanamuotochoice of words
French formulation, choix de mots
- formulationchoice of words
- choix de motschoice of words
German Formulierung, Wortlaut
- Formulierungchoice of words
- Wortlautchoice of words
- Wortwahlchoice of words
- Ausdrucksweisechoice of words
Greek διατύπωση, επιλογή των λέξεων
- διατύπωση (diatýposi)choice of words
- επιλογή των λέξεων (epilogí ton léxeon)choice of words
Irish foclaíocht
- foclaíochtchoice of words
Italian dicitura
- diciturachoice of words
Japanese 言葉遣い, 言い回し
- 言葉遣い (kotobazukai)choice of words
- 言い回し (iimawashi)choice of words
Norwegian Bokmål ordlyd
- ordlydchoice of words
Polish sformułowanie, brzmienie
- sformułowaniechoice of words
- brzmieniechoice of words
Portuguese fraseado
- fraseadochoice of words
Romanian formulare
- formularechoice of words
Russian формулиро́вка
- формулиро́вка (formuliróvka)choice of words
Scottish Gaelic briathran
- briathranchoice of words
Slovak formulácia
- formuláciachoice of words
Spanish redacción, formulación
- redacciónchoice of words
- formulaciónchoice of words
- términoschoice of words
Swedish formulering
- formuleringchoice of words
Turkish üslup, biçem
- üslupchoice of words
- biçemchoice of words
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with wording
All rhymes →Cite this entry
wording. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wording
“wording.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wording. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wording,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wording.
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