making

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act that results in something coming to be
  2. noun an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
  3. noun (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something

Etymology

From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make + -ing. Cognate with dated Dutch making (“making”), Old High German machunga.

In classic literature

Synonyms

devising, fashioning

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