proportioned
[pruh-pawr-shuh nd, -pohr-]
adjective
adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
having proportions as specified: a badly proportioned room.
Origin of proportioned
First recorded in 1350–1400, proportioned is from the Middle English word proporcioned. See proportion, -ed2
proportion
[pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-]
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of proportion
Synonyms for proportion
1. comparison. 5. share. 6. distribution, arrangement. See symmetry. 10. regulate, arrange, balance, harmonize.
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Related Words for proportioned
curvaceous, rounded, elegant, comely, graceful, pleasing, consolidate, incorporate, organize, unify, conform, assimilate, join, desegregate, fuse, unite, accommodate, harmonize, mesh, combineExamples from the Web for proportioned
Historical Examples of proportioned
The permanence of industry in any state must be proportioned to the certainty of its reward.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
If one appears wise 'tis but because his folly is proportioned to his age and fortune.
ReflectionsFrancois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Any object may be proportioned out (literally, measured) in a similar way.
Albert DurerT. Sturge Moore
If the dumplins are small, three quarters of an hour will boil them; if large, the time must be proportioned to their size.
As this is an astringent, the doses must be proportioned accordingly, and the mixture is wholesome only while it remains sweet.
proportion
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for proportion
C14: from Latin prōportiō (a translation of Greek analogia), from phrase prō portione, literally: for (its, his, one's) portion
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