Plural of default
regular plural
The plural of default is defaults.
Forms of default
| Singular | default /dɪˈfɒlt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | defaults |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Defaults in a sentence
- If you don't specify a color, it defaults to red.
- It defaults your application to Windows authentication mode, and if you want to use forms mode, you can just change it in the authentication section of the file.2002, Tony Martin, Dominic Selly, Visual Basic .NET at Work: Building 10 Enterprise Projects, page 346
- Defaults in America's mortgage lending businesses are causing a ripple effect through the major banks in other continents.From the entry ripple effect
- The computer usually defaults to autocorrecting certain spellings and capitalising first words of sentences.2012, Margaret Mallet, The Primary English Encyclopedia, page 26. From the entry autocorrect
- European Union economic planners are chewing their fingernails over looming defaults in Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Greece and Spain.2011 October 17, Vic Hummert, “Movie sheds light on Wall Street protests”, in The Advertiser. From the entry PIIIGS
Meaning of default
- noun The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
- noun The condition of being an obligation that has not been met.
- noun The original software programming settings as set by the factory.
Questions about the plural of default
- What is the plural of default?
- The plural of default is defaults.
- Is default countable?
- Default is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: default (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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