Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adventive

/ədˈvɛntɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: ad-ven-tive
IPA: /ədˈvɛntɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Archaic

adj

Of a plant: not native, but introduced by humans to a place and since naturalized.

noun

A non-native plant that has become naturalized.

Example Sentences

"For Hvmane Knovvledge, Which Concernes the mind, it hath two parts, the one that enquireth of The Svbstance, Or Natvre Of The Sovle Or Mind; The other, that enquireth of the Facvlties Or Fvnctions Thereof: vnto the firſt of theſe, the conſiderations of the Originall of the ſoule, whether it be Natiue or aduentiue; and how farre it is exempted from Lawes of Matter; […]"
"Such interlopers are known as exotics, adventives, or aliens, all terms that may be considered synonymous with "nasty."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adventīvus, from adveniō (“to come (to)”) + -īvus (verbal-adjective suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: adveniō
Root: adventīvus
Suffix: -īvus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ədˈvɛntɪv/
British English: /ədˈvɛntɪv/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more adventive (comparative) most adventive (superlative) adventives (plural)

Derived Forms

adventively

Phrases

adventive species

Questions

How do you pronounce adventive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈvɛntɪv/.
What does adventive mean?: Accidental.
Where does adventive come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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