English Explanatory Dictionary

argument

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
  2. A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
  3. A process of reasoning; argumentation.
  4. An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
  5. A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
  6. Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
  7. Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
  8. The independent variable of a function.
  9. The phase of a complex number.
  10. A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
  11. A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
  12. A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
verb
  1. To put forward as an argument; to argue.
  2. To adduce evidence, to provide proof.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ /ˈɑɹɡjʊmənt/ /-ɡju-/ /-ɡjə-/ En-us-argument.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-argument.wav /ɑ(r).ɡ(j)ʊ.mɛɳʈ/

Word forms

argument arguments arguement argumenting argumented no-table-tags glossary argumentest argumentedst argumenteth

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin arguō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin argūmentumder. Anglo-Norman arguementbor. Middle English argument English argument From Middle English argument, from Anglo-Norman and Old French arguement, from Latin argumentum. The English word is analysable as argue + -ment. Doublet of argumentum. Displaced native Old English racu and ġeflit.

Synonyms

argument assertion basis claim contention proof argy-bargy altercation barney bawl out blue bobbery brawl clash conflict controversy debate difference ding-dong disagreement discordance disharmony disputation dispute dissonance disunion dustup face-off falling out feud fight flite hassle issue palaver quarrel quibble row spat squabble tangle threap tiff wrangle actual argument passed parameter

Antonyms

recantation

Related words

arguable arguably argue arguendo arguer argufier argufy arguing argumentator argumentum argute good bad valid invalid correct incorrect right wrong sound unsound strong weak convincing unconvincing plausible implausible conclusive inconclusive fallacious erroneous simple complicated straightforward subtle tricky inductive deductive logical illogical absurd specious flawed honest dishonest sincere deceptive stupid silly insane cogent relevant irrelevant discussant debater disputant controversialist orator rhetorician lawyer

Derived words

argumentable argumental argumentary argumentation argumentative argumentatively argumentativeness argument form argument-form argument from design argument from ignorance argument from illusion argument from silence argumenthood argumentive argumentize argumentless argument mining multiargument sargable an argument

Translations

Albanian: argument Arabic: حُجَّة Arabic: مُرَافَعَة Arabic: وَسِيط Armenian: փաստարկ Armenian: կռվան Armenian: արգումենտ Azerbaijani: dəlil Belarusian: абгрунтава́нне Belarusian: аргуме́нт Breton: arguz Breton: arguzoù Bulgarian: аргуме́нт Bulgarian: до́вод Catalan: argument Chinese Mandarin: 論點 /论点 Chinese Mandarin: 參數 /参数 Chinese Mandarin: 參量 /参量 Chinese Mandarin: 引數 /引数 Cornish: argyans Cornish: dadhel Cornish: oberadow Czech: argument Danish: argument Dutch: argument Esperanto: argumento Finnish: argumentti Finnish: perustelu Finnish: syy French: argument Galician: argumento Georgian: არგუმენტი Georgian: საფუძველი German: Argument Greek: επιχείρημα Greek: όρισμα Ancient Greek: ἔλεγχος Gullah: aa’gymu’t Hebrew: טַעֲנָה Hebrew: טיעון Hebrew: ארגומנט Hindi: तर्क Hungarian: érv Irish: argóint Italian: argomento Kazakh: дәлел Kazakh: аргумент Kyrgyz: негиз Kyrgyz: негиздөө Kyrgyz: негизделүү аргумент Kyrgyz: далил Kyrgyz: жүйө Kyrgyz: ыспат Kyrgyz: далилдөө Latin: argumentum Latvian: arguments Malay: hujah Eastern Mari: амал Old English: racu Oromo: falmii Polish: argument Polish: powód Polish: uzasadnienie Polish: dowód Polish: racja Portuguese: argumento Romanian: argument Russian: обоснова́ние Russian: аргуме́нт Russian: до́вод Russian: пара́метр Scottish Gaelic: argainn
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