Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deliberative

/dɪlˈɪbɚˌeɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: de-lib-er-a-tive
IPA: /dɪlˈɪbɚˌeɪtɪv/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That deliberates, considers carefully.

noun

A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.

noun

A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.

Example Sentences

"[T]he court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown."
"A good system would have been a consummate work of deliberative wisdom"
"Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control."
"A conclusion in a deliberative"

Etymology

From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: délibératif

Inflected Forms

more deliberative (comparative) most deliberative (superlative) deliberatives (plural)

Derived Forms

deliberatively deliberativeness nondeliberative undeliberative

Phrases

deliberative body

Questions

How do you pronounce deliberative?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪlˈɪbɚˌeɪtɪv/.
What does deliberative mean?: That deliberates, considers carefully.
Where does deliberative come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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