composition

/kˌɑmpəzˈɪʃən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
   “harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art”
2. the way in which someone or something is composed
3. a mixture of ingredients
4. a musical work that has been created
   “the composition is written in four movements”
5. musical creation
6. the act of creating written works
   “writing was a form of therapy for him”
7. art and technique of printing with movable type
8. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
   “he got an A on his composition”
9. something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
   “he envied the composition of their faculty”

Synonyms for composition

• composing
• constitution
• physical composition
• makeup
• make-up
• musical composition
• opus
• piece
• piece of music
• writing
• authorship
• penning
• typography
• paper
• report
• theme

Words that rhyme with composition

• position
• condition
• commission
• opposition
• recognition
• submission
• transition
• addition
• partition
• proposition
• attrition
• decomposition
• emission
• expedition
• mission
• prohibition
• requisition
• transmission
• acquisition
• admission
• apparition
• competition
• deposition
• disposition
• edition
• exposition
• inhibition
• munition
• omission
• patrician