Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

companionate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
com-pan-ion-ate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.

adj

Friendly, companionable.

adj

Pertaining to a (chiefly romantic) relationship that emphasises companionship and mutual respect.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English companion Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English companionate From companion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

more companionate (comparative) most companionate (superlative)

Phrases

companionate marriage

Questions

What does companionate mean?
Designating a proposed type of marriage (or other partnership) in which the partners plan to have no children and take on no legal obligations to one another.
Where does companionate come from?
Etymology tree English companion Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English companionate From companion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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