ARRAY
What does "ARRAY" mean?
An ordered arrangement or impressive display of things.
Meanings
- An orderly grouping or impressive collection of things. The market stall offered a dazzling array of spices.
- A data structure storing a numbered sequence of values. The loop walked through every element of the array. technical
- To arrange in order, especially troops for battle. The general arrayed his forces along the ridge. formal
- To dress or adorn, especially in fine clothing. She was arrayed in silk for the coronation. archaic
Word origin
From Anglo-French 'arrayer' ('to put in order, prepare'), from a Vulgar Latin compound of 'ad-' ('to') and a Germanic root meaning 'to prepare or arrange' (related to 'ready').
Remember it
ARRAY has two R's standing in a row - a tidy little array of letters, lined up just so.
A little poem
Spices in clean rows-
each color a small promise
of a different night.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the programmer love sunrise? Every morning brought a fresh array of light - and it was zero-indexed at dawn.
What it teaches
Order is its own kind of abundance: the same things, well arrayed, suddenly feel like plenty.
Quick facts
What does ARRAY mean?
An ordered arrangement or impressive display of things.
Is ARRAY a valid word?
Yes — ARRAY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ARRAY?
ARRAY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ARRAY come from?
From Anglo-French 'arrayer' ('to put in order, prepare'), from a Vulgar Latin compound of 'ad-' ('to') and a Germanic root meaning 'to prepare or arrange' (related to 'ready').
What can ARRAY teach us?
Order is its own kind of abundance: the same things, well arrayed, suddenly feel like plenty.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.