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Showing words for CRITERION using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Criterion

cirterion, criterion, tricerion

8 Letter Words for Criterion

interior, tricorne

7 Letter Words for Criterion

cerotin, citrine, cointer, cornier, cortine, cotrine, cretion, crinite, inciter, ironice, ironier, neritic, noritic, noticer, oneiric, rection, retinic, tricorn

6 Letter Words for Criterion

centro, cinter, citrin, citron, coiner, conite, conter, coriin, corner, cornet, corrie, cortin, cretin, crinet, cronet, cronie, crotin, ctenii, erotic, incite, incorr, inctri, intice, intire, irenic, ironer, ironic, irrite, nitric, noetic, norice, norite, notice, octine, oniric, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, orrice, recoin, rector, renoir, retorn, ricier, ricine, rioter, roncet, ronier, tercio, terron, ticino, tinier, tonier, tricon, troner

5 Letter Words for Criterion

ceint, centi, cento, cerin, cetin, cirio, cirri, citer, coner, conte, contr, corer, corni, crier, crine, crone, crore, erron, iceni, icier, incor, inert, inter, intro, ionic, iortn, irone, necro, nicer, niter, nitro, noire, norie, norit, noter, oncer, oncet, ontic, orcin, recit, recon, recti, recto, retin, retro, ricer, ricin, ronte, roric, rorie, roter, tecon, tenio, tenor, ticer, tirer, toner, tonic, toric, torii, trice, trier, trine, trior, troic, tronc, trone

4 Letter Words for Criterion

cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cine, cion, cire, cite, cito, coin, coir, coit, cone, coni, cont, core, corn, corr, cort, cote, crin, crit, econ, ecto, ento, entr, eric, erin, etic, eton, icer, icon, incr, init, inro, inti, into, intr, iron, iter, neti, nice, nito, noir, nore, nori, note, oeci, oint, once, oner, otic, rect, rein, reit, reno, rent, rice, rier, rine, riot, rite, roer, roin, roit, rone, ront, rort, rotc, rote, roti, tern, terr, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tire, tirr, tone, torc, tore, tori, torn, torr, trie, trin, trio, tron

3 Letter Words for Criterion

cen, ceo, cer, cie, cir, cit, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, eco, ect, eir, enc, eon, ern, err, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, ion, ire, nco, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, nor, not, oct, oer, oie, oii, one, oni, ont, orc, ore, ort, otc, rct, rec, rei, rie, rin, rio, rit, roc, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tec, ten, ter, tic, tie, tin, toc, toe, toi, ton, tor, tri

Definitions for Criterion

[1] a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
[2] a standard by which something can be judged or decided
[3] philosophy a defining characteristic of something

Words related to Criterion

touchstone, benchmark, principle, yardstick, precedent, norm, proof, foundation, scale, basis, pattern, original, canon, rule, standard, prototype, exemplar, measure, opinion, model

Words nearby Criterion

cristobal, cristobalite, cristophe, crit, crit., criterion, crithidia, critic, critical, critical angle, critical apparatus

Origin of Criterion

1605–15; < Greek kritḗrion a standard, equivalent to kri- variant stem of krī́nein to separate, decide + -tērion neuter suffix of means (akin to Latin -tōrium -tory2)

Words that may be confused with Criterion

criteria, criterion, (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Criterion

cri·te·ri·al , adjective

Word origin for Criterion

C17: from Greek kritērion from kritēs judge, from krinein to decide

Synonyms for Criterion

benchmark, norm, precedent, principle, proof, touchstone, yardstick, archetype, basis, canon, example, exemplar, fact, foundation, law, measure, model, opinion, original, paradigm, pattern, prototype, rule, scale, standard, point of comparison