determinate
/dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.
adj
Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
adj
adj
Of determined purpose; resolute.
noun
A single state of a particular determinable attribute.
Example Sentences
- "Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet."
- "[…] on account of his responsibility to Norman and Marigold, and on account of his now determinate age, he considered himself ineligible for more dangerous service."
- "[…] hym have ye taken by the hondes of vnrightewes perſones / after he was delivered by the determinat counſell and fore knoweledge of God / and have crucified and ſlayne hym / […]"
- "[S]he watched impatiently for the dawn of day, with that determinate purpoſe which generally inſures ſucceſs."
- "My determinate voyage."
- "Francesca saw the danger of allowing this apathy to increase, and would fain have laid down some determinate scheme, and sought some fixed home and employment, which must have brought its occupations, its habits, and, finally, its interests."
Etymology
From Middle English determinate, determynat, determinat, from Latin dēterminātus, perfect passive participle of dēterminō (“to limit, set bounds”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: determinate, dēterminātus, determinaten
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈtɜːmɪnət/