title

Syllables: ti·tle/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/

title noun: the name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

Noun

title (plural titles)

The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
- I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
(broadly) A published piece of media.
- The retailer carries thousands of titles.
- Buyers of the new video game console can choose from three bundled titles.
(broadly) A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
- Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.
- Our bosom interest: go pronounce his present death
  With his former title greet Macbeth.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- The old man had always favored the match. He liked Clayton, and, being of an old southern family, he put rather an exaggerated value on the advantages of a title, which meant little or nothing to his daughter.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 100
Synonyms:

style
Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
- a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
(in plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
- The titles scrolled by too quickly to read.
The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
- With some City fans already leaving the stadium in tears, Edin Dzeko equalised in the second of five minutes of stoppage time before Sergio Aguero scored the goal that won the title.2012 May 13, Phil McNulty, “Man City 3-2 QPR”, in BBC Sport
- Equally disadvantageous to Jackson was the fact that other than the Jacksonville Athletic Club and the National Sporting Club, virtually no organization was willing to sponsor a title fight between a black fighter and a white one.1997, David Kenneth Wiggins, Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America
(formal) A long title.
(informal) A short title.

Verb

title (third-person singular simple present titles, present participle titling, simple past and past participle titled)

(transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.

Interjection

title

(Internet) Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.

title meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

title in Hindi

prefix or suffix added to a name: उपनाम upnām, कुलनाम kulnām
name of a book, etc: शीर्षक śīrṣak, उनवान unvān, नाम nām

title in Tamil

prefix or suffix added to a name: பட்டம் paṭṭam
name of a book, etc: தலைப்பு talaippu

title in Marathi

title, position: हुद्दा huddā

title in Urdu

prefix or suffix added to a name: لَقَب laqab
name of a book, etc: عُنْوان 'unvān, نام nām, اِسْم ism

More languagesFewer languages

title in Bengali: স্বত্ব, খেতাব, উপাধি, শিরনাম
title in Telugu: కితాబు kitābu, శీర్షిక śīrṣika, గురువు guruvu
title in Malayalam: തലക്കെട്ട് talakkeṭṭŭ
title in Kannada: ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ, ಶಿರೋನಾಮೆ, ತಲೆಬರಹ, ಹೆಸರು
title in Punjabi: ਅਨਵਾਨ anvān
title in Gujarati: હક hak
title in Odia: ଅଧିକାର adhikāra
title in Sanskrit: अधिकार adhikāra
title in Nepali: शीर्षक, टाइटलिंग
title in Arabic: لَقَب laqab, عُنْوَان ʕunwān, عِنْوَان ʕinwān, اِسْم ism
title in Malay: tajuk, hak milik
title in Indonesian: judul, hak kebendaan, hak milik
title in Thai: คำนำหน้าชื่อ kam-num-nâa-chʉ̂ʉ, คำนำหน้านาม kam-num-nâa-naam, ชื่อเรื่อง chʉ̂ʉ-rʉ̂ʉang, ชื่อ chʉ̂ʉ
title in Vietnamese: tên, tên gọi
title in Myanmar: အမည် a.many

Examples of title in a sentence

Gamers can't wait until a port of the title is released on the new system.
"As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey"
His life of the founder is finished, except for the title.

All 40 example sentences with title

Synonyms of title

style
honour

Forms of title

Noun
plural	titles
Verb
third-person singular present	titles
present participle	titling
past participle	titled
past	titled

Plural of title: titles

Origin of title

From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.

Phrases with title

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Words that rhyme with title

Questions about title

What does title mean?: Title means the name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
What is title in Hindi?: Title in Hindi is उपनाम (upnām), कुलनाम (kulnām), शीर्षक (śīrṣak). See Title meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is title?: Title can be a noun, a verb or an interjection.
How do you pronounce title?: Title is pronounced /ˈtaɪ̯.təl/.
What is the plural of title?: The plural of title is titles.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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