Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hortative

/ˈhɔɹtətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hor-ta-tive
IPA: /ˈhɔɹtətɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.

adj

Of a mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

noun

A mood or class of imperative subjunctive moods of a verb for giving strong encouragement.

Example Sentences

"The ministration of these oracles from the pulpit is to be reformed from any of its factitious peculiarities, and made again what it was among the apostles and their immediate successors—earnest, simple, powerful address—hortative talk, if we may so call it."

Etymology

From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʰer-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɔɹtətɪv/
British English: /ˈhɔːtətɪv/

Inflected Forms

more hortative (comparative) most hortative (superlative) hortatives (plural)

Derived Forms

hortatively

Frequently Paired Words

cohortative exhortative hortation hortatory jussive

Synonyms

hortatory supportive cohortative exhortative exhortatory

Questions

How do you pronounce hortative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹtətɪv/.
What does hortative mean?: Urging, exhorting, or encouraging.
Where does hortative come from?: From Latin hortātīvus, from hortor (“to exhort”).

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