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negligent

/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
neg-li-gent
IPA
/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Careless or inattentive.

adj

Culpable due to negligence.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin negligēns.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: necligent, negligent, negligēns

Inflected Forms

more negligent (comparative) most negligent (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonnegligent overnegligent unnegligent

Phrases

negligent entrustment

Frequently Paired Words

negligence negligently

Questions

How do you pronounce negligent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/.
What does negligent mean?
Careless or inattentive.
Where does negligent come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce negligent

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