moyen

Definitions of moyen
  1. noun
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    synonyms: façon, manière
    see moresee less
    types:
    show 4 types...
    hide 4 types...
    instrument, outil
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
    chemin, route
    a way or means to achieve something
    recours
    a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
    bouche-trou, expedient, solution provisoire
    something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    type of:
    accomplissement, achèvement, fin, réalisation
    the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
  2. noun
    something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
    synonyms: figure de style, outil
    see moresee less
    types:
    show 4 types...
    hide 4 types...
    figure de rhétorique
    a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
    répétition
    the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
    onomatopée
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
    figure de rhétorique, image
    language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
    type of:
    style
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
  3. noun
    a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
    see moresee less
    types:
    show 10 types...
    hide 10 types...
    film
    a medium that disseminates moving pictures
    média papier
    a medium that disseminates printed matter
    télécommunication
    (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
    journaux, press
    the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
    journalisme
    newspapers and magazines collectively
    téléphonie
    transmitting speech at a distance
    télégraphie
    communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
    transmission sans fil
    transmission by radio waves
    diffusion, radio diffusion
    taking part in a radio or tv program
    multiplex
    communicates two or more signals over a common channel
    type of:
    instrumentation
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
  4. noun
    considerable capital (wealth or income)
    synonyms: argent
    see moresee less
    type of:
    capital
    wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
  5. noun
    an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
    synonyms: méthode
    see moresee less
    type of:
    instrumentation
    an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
  6. noun
    a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
    synonyms: recours
    see moresee less
    types:
    bouche-trou, expedient, solution provisoire
    something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    type of:
    façon, manière
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
  • MLA
  • APA
  • Chicago

Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘moyen'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors. Send us feedback
Word Family