Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antipoverty

/ˌæntaɪpˈɑvɚti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: an-tipover-ty
IPA: /ˌæntaɪpˈɑvɚti/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That serves to alleviate poverty.

Example Sentences

"This initiative gave birth to an urban movement, the […] SAPE: a way of expressing an identity that was antipoverty, antidepression, and antipower (because it opposed the abas-cost, the uniform imposed by Mobutu) for thousands of young Kinshasans, as well as for Brazzavillians on the other side of the Congo River."

Etymology

From anti- + poverty.

Rhymes With

poverty

Questions

How do you pronounce antipoverty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntaɪpˈɑvɚti/.
What does antipoverty mean?: That serves to alleviate poverty.
Where does antipoverty come from?: From anti- + poverty.

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