Link Centre Dictionary

criterion

cri·te·rion

UK/kɹɪˈtɪəɹi.ən/ US/kɹaɪˈtɪə.ɹi.ən/ rare

noun

1.

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

  • “the schools comply with federal standards”
  • “they set the measure for all subsequent work”
Synonyms
2.

the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

  • “they live by the standards of their community”
Synonyms

Origin

From New Latin criterion, from Ancient Greek κριτήριον (kritḗrion, “a test, a means of judging”), from κριτής (kritḗs, “judge”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”); see critic.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.