constellation
constellation
nounDefinition of CONSTELLATION
1
a number of things considered as a unit <the constellation of beliefs, attitudes, and values that serve to define liberalism today>
Synonyms array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite
Related Words accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit
2
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit <the organization invited an impressive constellation of guest speakers>
Synonyms array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, party, passel
Related Words assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization; circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set; faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect; brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union; battalion, squadron; bevy, brood, covey
Near Antonyms individual, single
3
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged <there's a constantly shifting constellation of relationships among the characters of the novel>
Synonyms arrangement, configuration, constellation, design, form, format, getup, layout, makeup, ordonnance, pattern
