traction
/ˈtɹæk.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Progress in or momentum toward achieving a goal, especially in gaining support, recognition, or popularity.
Uncountable
noun
Progress in or momentum toward achieving a goal, especially in gaining support, recognition, or popularity.
Uncountable
noun
Progress in or momentum toward achieving a goal, especially in gaining support, recognition, or popularity.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Horse traction was used for all but 23 years of the tramway's life."
- "I could not get any traction in trying to push through the legislation."
- "Despite this somewhat late start, the field of study has gained great traction globally, and since 2015 has even had its own journal: Linguistic Landscape: An International Journal."
- "‘Well,’ McCarthy answered, with a broad smile, when Dan stopped the puffing traction before his door[.]"
Etymology
From Medieval Latin tractio, from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of verb trahere (“pull”), + noun of action suffix -io (genitive -ionis).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɹæk.ʃən/
- British English: /ˈtɹæk.ʃən/