display.
A show or spectacle.
Meaning & usage
A show or spectacle.
The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display.
A piece of work to be presented visually.
Pupils are expected to produce a wall display about a country of their choice.
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English displayen, from Anglo-Norman despleier and Old French despleier, desploiier, from Medieval Latin displicare (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicāre (“to fold”). Doublet of deploy.
To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
To make conspicuous by using large or prominent type.
To discover; to descry.
To spread out, to unfurl.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English displayen, from Anglo-Norman despleier and Old French despleier, desploiier, from Medieval Latin displicare (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicāre (“to fold”). Doublet of deploy.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.