Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inclusivity

/ˌɪŋkluːˈsɪvɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
in-clu-siv-i-ty
IPA
/ˌɪŋkluːˈsɪvɪti/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inclusivity From inclusive + -ity, modeled after exclusivity, 1920s, but in more common usage only since the late 1980s.

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How do you pronounce inclusivity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪŋkluːˈsɪvɪti/.
What does inclusivity mean?
The quality of being inclusive; inclusiveness.
Where does inclusivity come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inclusivity From inclusive + -ity, modeled after exclusivity, 1920s, but in more common usage only since the late 1980s.

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