by definition

phrase

: because of what something or someone is : according to the definition of a word that is being used to describe someone or something

A volunteer by definition is not paid.

A glider is by definition an aircraft with no engine.

Examples of by definition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fox calls the deaths tragic but rejects responsibility Covering any armed conflict by definition involves peril. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Many of the musicians focused on the fact that, by definition, AI generates music based on existing music scraped from across the web. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

But by definition, a nightgown is only meant for sleep and loungewear. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026

But that miscalculation was, itself, premised on the unexamined assumption that a K-12 public education should be essentially vocational and therefore—almost by definition—aligned with corporate interests. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for by definition

• academician
• cycloaddition
• decomposition
• diagnostician
• disinhibition
• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
• mathematician
• metacognition
• metaphysician
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