How do you pronounce gratuitous?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/.

gratuitous

/ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: gra-tu-itous
IPA: /ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/

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Meaning

adj

Given freely; unearned.

adj

Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.

adj

extraneous, interpolated.

Example Sentences

"Also mentioned is the Rev. T. Stock, who has a tablet in St John's church [Gloucester] and "who with Raikes established the four original Sunday schools in this parish ... in 1780. From this small beginning sprung that gratuitous system of Christian instruction which has covered the face of England and Wales with schools.""
"gratuitous violence"
"Good to see you Mr. Bond. Things've been awfully dull 'round here. […] Now you're on this. I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence!"

Etymology

From Latin grātuītus (“free”), from Latin grātia (“favor”), grātus (“showing favor”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʷerH-, grātuītus, grātia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɹəˈtu.ɪt.əs/
British English: /ɡɹəˈtjuː.ɪt.əs/

Inflected Forms

more gratuitous (comparative) most gratuitous (superlative)

Derived Forms

gratuitously gratuitousness nongratuitous semigratuitous ungratuitous

Phrases

gratuitous praise gratuitous violence

Frequently Paired Words

gratis gratuity superfluous

Synonyms

uncalled-for free gratis unjustified groundless baseless unfounded unnecessary

Antonyms

onerous