recent
/ˈɹi.sənt/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
adj
Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
Example Sentences
- "Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents."
- "The cause has several hundred recent donors."
- "I met three recent graduates at the conference."
- "Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms."
- "Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty."
- "He [Charles Lyell] ignored Quaternary, a term he never accepted. The Recent addressed the age “tenanted by man,” which at the time barely extended beyond the chronicles of the Bible."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹi.sənt/
- British English: /ˈɹiː.sənt/