Words nearby parting
Definition for parting (2 of 2)
Origin of part
before 1000; (noun) Middle English (< Old French < L), Old English < Latin
part- (stem of
pars) piece, portion; (v.) Middle English
parten < Old French
partir < Latin
partīre, derivative of
pars
SYNONYMS FOR part
1
component,
ingredient,
division,
sector.
Part,
piece,
portion,
segment,
section,
fraction,
fragment refer to something that is less than the whole.
Part is the general word:
part of a house. A
piece suggests a part which is itself a complete unit or it may mean an irregular fragment:
a piece of pie; a piece of a broken vase. A
portion is a part allotted or assigned to a person, purpose, etc.:
a portion of food. A
segment is often a part into which something separates naturally:
a segment of an orange.
Section suggests a relatively substantial, clearly separate part that fits closely with other parts to form a whole:
a section of a fishing rod, a book.
Fraction suggests a less substantial but still clearly delimited part, often separate from other parts:
a fraction of his former income.
Fragment suggests a broken, inconsequential, incomplete part, with irregular or imprecise outlines or boundaries:
a fragment of broken pottery, of information.
6 apportionment, lot.
13 responsibility.
18 sever, sunder, dissociate, disconnect, disjoin, detach.
OTHER WORDS FROM part
mul·ti·part, adjective sub·part, nounExample sentences from the Web for parting
British Dictionary definitions for parting (1 of 2)
parting
/ (ˈpɑːtɪŋ) /
noun
adjective (prenominal)
literary
departing
the parting day
serving to divide or separate
British Dictionary definitions for parting (2 of 2)
part
/ (pɑːt) /
noun
verb
adverb
to some extent; partly
See also
parts
Word Origin for part
C13: via Old French from Latin
partīre to divide, from
pars a part
Medical definitions for parting
part
[ pärt ]
n.
A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided.
An organ, member, or other division of an organism.
An anatomical part; pars.
parts
The external genitalia.
Idioms and Phrases with parting
part