Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

innative

/ɪˈneɪtɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-na-tive
IPA: /ɪˈneɪtɪv/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"His son shall make to his innative port"

Etymology

From innate + -ive, after native.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: innate

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪˈneɪtɪv/

Usage

Obsolete

Rhymes With

native creative non-native dative uncreative stative optative rotative elative illative translative mutative

Questions

How do you pronounce innative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈneɪtɪv/.
What does innative mean?: native
Where does innative come from?: From innate + -ive, after native.

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