Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opportunate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
op-por-tu-nate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of opportune.

Etymology

From Latin opportūnus + -ate.

Inflected Forms

more opportunate (comparative) most opportunate (superlative)

Derived Forms

inopportunate opportunately

Synonyms

Questions

What does opportunate mean?
Synonym of opportune.
Where does opportunate come from?
From Latin opportūnus + -ate.

How to pronounce opportunate

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