Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supportive

/səˈpɔɹtɪv/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: sup-por-tive
IPA: /səˈpɔɹtɪv/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Providing support.

Example Sentences

"I had a very supportive coach who helped me."
"But the most seismic change is the shift to being supportive of open access. In practice, most of the industry has collectively opposed this for the past 25 years. The Department for Transport has been particularly hostile, seeing it as little more than cherry-picking."

Etymology

Etymology tree English support Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English supportive From support + -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈpɔɹtɪv/
British English: /səˈpɔːtɪv/

Inflected Forms

more supportive (comparative) most supportive (superlative)

Derived Forms

myelosupportive neurosupportive nonsupportive supportively supportiveness unsupportive

Synonyms

supportful

Antonyms

unsupportive

Rhymes With

abortive

Questions

How do you pronounce supportive?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈpɔɹtɪv/.
What does supportive mean?: Providing support.
Where does supportive come from?: Etymology tree English support Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English supportive From support + -ive.

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