Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilutive

/dəlˈutɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: di-lu-tive
IPA: /dəlˈutɪv/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing dilution.

Example Sentences

"The shareholders objected to the stock offering as dilutive, leaving them with little or no leverage."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dilute Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dilutive From dilute + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more dilutive (comparative) most dilutive (superlative)

Derived Forms

nondilutive

Questions

How do you pronounce dilutive?: The recorded pronunciation is /dəlˈutɪv/.
What does dilutive mean?: Causing dilution.
Where does dilutive come from?: Etymology tree English dilute Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dilutive From dilute + -ive.

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