Criterion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪən/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪən/.

Examples

the schools comply with federal standards
they set the measure for all subsequent work
they live by the standards of their community

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

touchstone standard measure

Parts of Speech

noun	a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated “the schools comply with federal standards”
noun	the ideal in terms of which something can be judged “they live by the standards of their community”

Word Forms

standardize	verb	cause to conform to standard or norm
standardise	verb	cause to conform to standard or norm
criterial	adjective	serving as a basis for evaluation
criterional	adjective	serving as a basis for evaluation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kriterium

eine Vergleichsbasis; ein Bezugspunkt, anhand dessen andere Dinge bewertet werden können

🇫🇷French

critère

une base de comparaison; un point de référence par rapport auquel d'autres choses peuvent être évaluées

🇪🇸Spanish

criterio

una base de comparación; un punto de referencia contra el cual se pueden evaluar otras cosas

🇮🇹Italian

criterio

una base di confronto; un punto di riferimento rispetto al quale altre cose possono essere valutate

🇳🇱Dutch

criterium

een basis voor vergelijking; een referentiepunt waartegen andere dingen kunnen worden beoordeeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

critério

uma base de comparação; um ponto de referência contra o qual outras coisas podem ser avaliadas

🇷🇺Russian

критерий

основа для сравнения; точка отсчета, относительно которой можно оценивать другие вещи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मानदंड

तुलना का आधार; एक संदर्भ बिंदु जिसके आधार पर अन्य चीजों का मूल्यांकन किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মানদণ্ড

তুলনা জন্য একটি ভিত্তি; একটি রেফারেন্স পয়েন্ট যার বিরুদ্ধে অন্যান্য জিনিস মূল্যায়ন করা যেতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

அளவுகோல்

ஒப்பிடுவதற்கான அடிப்படை; மற்ற விஷயங்களை மதிப்பீடு செய்யக்கூடிய ஒரு குறிப்பு புள்ளி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రమాణం

పోలిక కోసం ఒక ఆధారం; ఇతర విషయాలను మూల్యాంకనం చేయగల సూచన పాయింట్

🇮🇳Marathi

निकष

तुलना करण्यासाठी आधार; एक संदर्भ बिंदू ज्याच्या विरूद्ध इतर गोष्टींचे मूल्यांकन केले जाऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

માપદંડ

સરખામણી માટેનો આધાર; એક સંદર્ભ બિંદુ જેની સામે અન્ય વસ્તુઓનું મૂલ્યાંકન કરી શકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾನದಂಡ

ಹೋಲಿಕೆಗೆ ಆಧಾರ; ಇತರ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮೌಲ್ಯಮಾಪನ ಮಾಡಬಹುದಾದ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖ ಬಿಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാനദണ്ഡം

താരതമ്യത്തിനുള്ള അടിസ്ഥാനം; മറ്റ് കാര്യങ്ങൾ വിലയിരുത്താൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു റഫറൻസ് പോയിൻ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਪਦੰਡ

ਤੁਲਨਾ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਆਧਾਰ; ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾਲਾ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਹੋਰ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معیار

موازنہ کی بنیاد؛ ایک حوالہ نقطہ جس کے خلاف دوسری چیزوں کا جائزہ لیا جاسکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标准

比较的基础；可以评估其他事物的参考点

🇯🇵Japanese

基準

比較の基礎。他のものを評価するための基準点

🇰🇷Korean

표준

비교의 기초; 다른 것을 평가할 수 있는 기준점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiêu chí

cơ sở để so sánh; một điểm tham chiếu để có thể đánh giá những thứ khác

🇹🇭Thai

เกณฑ์

พื้นฐานสำหรับการเปรียบเทียบ จุดอ้างอิงที่สามารถประเมินสิ่งอื่นได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kriteria

dasar perbandingan; titik referensi yang dengannya hal-hal lain dapat dievaluasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pamantayan

isang batayan para sa paghahambing; isang reference point kung saan maaaring masuri ang iba pang mga bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kriteria

asas untuk perbandingan; titik rujukan yang mana perkara lain boleh dinilai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معيار

أساس للمقارنة؛ نقطة مرجعية يمكن من خلالها تقييم الأشياء الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

معیار

مبنایی برای مقایسه؛ نقطه مرجعی که می توان سایر موارد را بر اساس آن ارزیابی کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kriter

karşılaştırma için bir temel; diğer şeylerin değerlendirilebileceği bir referans noktası

🇮🇱Hebrew

קרִיטֶרִיוֹן

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