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Definition of Remark
1. Verb. Make mention of. "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
Generic synonyms: Say, State, Tell
Specialized synonyms: Comment, Notice, Point Out
Derivative terms: Mention, Mentioner, Note, Observation, Observer
2. Noun. A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information. "From time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
Specialized synonyms: Ad-lib, Courtesy, Gambit, Ploy, Obiter Dictum, Passing Comment, Mention, Reference, Observation, Reflection, Reflexion, Rib, Crack, Quip, Sally, Wisecrack, Barb, Dig, Gibe, Jibe, Shaft, Shot, Slam, Conversation Stopper, Stopper, Banality, Bromide, Cliche, Commonplace, Platitude, Zinger
Generic synonyms: Statement
Derivative terms: Comment, Commentate
3. Verb. Make or write a comment on. "He commented the paper of his colleague"
Specialized synonyms: Criticise, Criticize, Knock, Pick Apart, Wisecrack, Kibbitz, Kibitz
Generic synonyms: Mention, Note, Observe
Derivative terms: Comment, Commentary, Notice
4. Noun. Explicit notice. "It passed without remark"
Definition of Remark
1. v. t. To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.
2. v. t. To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.
3. v. i. To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
4. n. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
Definition of Remark
1. Noun. Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation. ¹
2. Noun. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark the manner of a speaker. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause ¹
7. Noun. A mark that replaces another mark. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To mark again (a piece of work). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Remark
1. to say or write briefly or casually [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remark
Literary usage of Remark
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant (1901)
"Concluding remark on the Solution of the Transcendental Mathematical Ideas—and
Introductory to the Solution of the Dynamical Ideas We presented the antinomy ..."
2. The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus, John Wilson (1913)
"Where, by the way, 'tis worth your remark, that he intended me somewhat extraordinary,
that he nam'd me last. A Preacher writ it, and this you know is the ..."
3. Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant, John Miller Dow Meiklejohn (1899)
"General remark—On the Transition from Rational Psychology to Cosmology The
proposition " I think," or " I exist thinking," is an empirical proposition. ..."
4. Kant's Kritik of Judgment by Immanuel Kant (1892)
"remark This consideration, which very well deserves to 1 [This principle, that
for our intellect, the conception of an organised body is impossible except ..."
5. The Vicar of Wakefield: Der Landprediger Von Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1857)
"... they should sit with us at the same table: so that, if we had not very rich,
we generally had very happy friends about us ; for this remark will hold ..."
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