Development

Quick meaning: Development is a noun meaning (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.

Meaning

(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
2. (countable) Something which has developed.
3. (real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
4. (real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.
5. (uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
6. (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
7. (music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.

Example Sentences

up-to-date with new developments in IT

The development of this story has been slow.

Our news team brings you the latest developments.

The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.

Word Forms

• developments
• developement

Synonyms for development

Depending on context, synonyms include conversion, metamorphosis, transformation, transfiguration, transfigurement, transmogrification.

Antonyms for development

Common opposites include nondevelopment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include developing, growing, growth, exploitation, evolution, maturation.

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