Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrafreeloading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-trafreeload-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A behaviour, where, when given a choice, an individual animal will choose a food source which requires effort to obtain instead of that which requires little to no effort.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of contrafreeload

Example Sentences

"There is also a free treat option in the puzzle box, a way for the researchers here to measure something called “contrafreeloading.” This term describes a behavior animals demonstrate when they choose to work for a reward rather than just freeloading from readily available food."

Etymology

From contra- + freeloading.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: contra

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

contrafreeload contrafreeloader freeload freeloader freeloading

Questions

What does contrafreeloading mean?: A behaviour, where, when given a choice, an individual animal will choose a food source which requires effort to obtain instead of that which requires little to no effort.
Where does contrafreeloading come from?: From contra- + freeloading.

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