replete
/ɹɪˈpliːt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Isomorphism-closed: Inheriting all the isomorphisms of C. Formally: such that for any isomorphism f in C, if f 's source is in S, then f and f 's target is also in S.
noun
A honeypot ant.
Example Sentences
- "A kitchen replete with all the ultimate appliances."
- "A peacock reign'd, whose glorious sway His subjects with delight obey: His tail was beauteous to behold, Replete with goodly eyes and gold."
- "I am less unhappy than the rest, because I have a mind replete with images."
- ""Salisbury Cathedral, my dear Jonas, . . . is an edifice replete with venerable associations.""
- "History is replete with instances of great men ruled by their barbers."
- "Liberal activists promised a well-funded summertime blitz, replete with home-state rallies and million-dollar ad campaigns, to try to ramp up pressure on a handful of Senate Democrats opposed to changing the rules."
Etymology
From Middle English replete (adjective) and repleten (verb), from Old French replet, from Latin repletus.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: replete, replet, repletus
Usage
Inflected Forms
more replete (comparative)
most replete (superlative)
repletes (plural)
repletes (present, singular)
repleting (participle, present)
repleted (participle, past)
repleted (past)