development: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 19 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of development
noun
- uncountable
The process of developing; growth, directed change.
Example: The development of this story has been slow.
- uncountable
The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
Example: The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.
- countable
Something which has developed.
Example: Our news team brings you the latest developments.
- countable
A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
Listed forms: developments, developement.
Source: Wiktionary — development.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for development.
noun
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- growth
- growing
- maturation
- ontogeny
- ontogenesis
noun
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
noun
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is development in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of development
D(2) + E(1) + V(4) + E(1) + L(1) + O(1) + P(3) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 19 points.
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Anagrams of development
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from development
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