composition

Nouns

  • (n) the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
    • harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
    composing,
  • (n) the way in which someone or something is composed physical composition, make-up, makeup, constitution,
  • (n) a mixture of ingredients
  • (n) a musical work that has been created
    • the composition is written in four movements
    musical composition, opus, piece of music, piece,
  • (n) musical creation composing,
  • (n) the act of creating written works
    • writing was a form of therapy for him
    • it was a matter of disputed authorship
    authorship, penning, writing,
  • (n) art and technique of printing with movable type typography,
  • (n) an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
    • he got an A on his composition
    paper, theme, report,
  • (n) something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
    • he envied the composition of their faculty

Synonyms

composing physical composition make-up makeup constitution musical composition opus piece of music piece authorship penning writing typography paper theme report

Words of close approximity

compositional composition board