wijs

Definitions of wijs
  1. noun
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    synonyms: hulpmiddel, instrument, manier, medium, middel, modus, trant, wijze
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    noodvoorziening, provisorium
    a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
    noodsprong
    desperate actions taken as a means to an end
    lapwerk, noodgreep, noodmaatregel, noodverband, noodvoorziening, provisorium, stopwoord
    something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    hoop, kruk, toeverlaat, toevlucht
    anything that serves as an expedient
    improvisatie
    an unplanned expedient
    noodsprong
    an expedient adopted only in desperation
  2. noun
    how something is done or how it happens
    synonyms: aanpak, manier, modus, schrijfstijl, schrijftrant, schrijfwijze, stijl, trant, wijze
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    taalschat
    the style of a particular artist or school or movement
    fit, fithaak
    the manner in which something fits
    leefstijl, leefvorm, leefwijze, leven, levensstijl, levenswandel, levenswijze, way of life
    a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
    signatuur
    a distinguishing style
    werkwijze
    a way of doing or being
    barok
    elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
    rococo, rococostijl
    fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
    classicisme, neoclassicisme
    revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
    classicisme, neoclassicisme
    a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
    romantiek
    a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
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    eigenschap, hoedanigheid, propriëteit
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
  3. noun
    verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
    synonyms: modus
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    indicatief
    a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
    subjonctief, subjunctief
    a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
    optatief
    a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
    imp., imperatief
    a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
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