Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avoidant

/əˈvɔɪdənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: avoidant
IPA: /əˈvɔɪdənt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.

noun

A person who exhibits avoidance.

noun

A person who exhibits avoidance.

Example Sentences

"Then as the cranes, that to Riphæan mountains Might fly in part, and part towards the sands, These of the frost, those of the sun avoidant, One folk is going, and the other coming,"
"But unlike schizoids, with whom they are sometimes confused, avoidants are actually eager to socialize. The reason they hang back is their worry that they are personally unappealing[…]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English avoid Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English avoidant From avoid + -ant.

Inflected Forms

more avoidant (comparative) most avoidant (superlative) avoidants (plural)

Derived Forms

avoidantly nonavoidant unavoidant

Phrases

avoidant personality avoidant personality disorder cold-avoidant cold avoidant conflicted avoidant exploitable-avoidant exploitable avoidant hypersensitive avoidant

Questions

How do you pronounce avoidant?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈvɔɪdənt/.
What does avoidant mean?: Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
Where does avoidant come from?: Etymology tree English avoid Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English avoidant From avoid + -ant.

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