different between designation vs destination

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French designation, from Latin designatio.Morphologically designate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?z???ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

designation (countable and uncountable, plural designations)

1. An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
2. Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction.

3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

Translations

Further reading

• designation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From Latin d?stin?ti?, from d?stin? (“to destine”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d?st??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

destination (plural destinations)

1. (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
3. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

Usage notes

• Often used attributively to indicate desirability, as in a destination resort (a resort that is a fine, desirable destination) or destination wedding.

Derived terms

• destination board
• destination wedding

Related terms

• destinate
• destine
• destiny

Translations

Anagrams

• stannoidite

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s.ti.na.sj??/

Noun

destination f (plural destinations)

1. destination

Further reading

• “destination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).