Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contriving

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: con-triv-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of contrive

noun

The act of one who contrives.

Example Sentences

"Do we really want all those strivings and contrivings—all those thoughts and assumptions someone has cleverly etched into the hardware and software we are using—to remain invisible?"

Inflected Forms

contrivings (plural)

Questions

What does contriving mean?: present participle and gerund of contrive

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