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nonproductive

/ˌnɑn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
non-pro-duc-tive
IPA
/ˌnɑn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not productive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English nonproductive From non- + productive.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌnɑn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/
  • British English: /ˌnɒn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

non-productive (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonproductively nonproductiveness nonproductivity

Phrases

nonproductive cough nonproductive loan

Synonyms

unproductive unyieldly

Antonyms

productive

Rhymes With

productive non-productive destructive reproductive constructive seductive unproductive conductive instructive obstructive inductive reconstructive

Questions

How do you pronounce nonproductive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɑn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/.
What does nonproductive mean?
Not productive.
Where does nonproductive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English nonproductive From non- + productive.

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