Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obviative

/ˈɒbvi.ətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-via-tive
IPA: /ˈɒbvi.ətɪv/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively non-salient referent in a given context from a relatively salient (proximate) one.

adj

Relating to such a referent or grammatical marker.

Etymology

From French obviatif. By surface analysis, obviate + -ive.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: obviatif

Inflected Forms

obviatives (plural) more obviative (comparative) most obviative (superlative)

Derived Forms

obviatively

Frequently Paired Words

proximate

Synonyms

obviate

Questions

How do you pronounce obviative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒbvi.ətɪv/.
What does obviative mean?: A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively non-salient referent in a given context from a relatively salient (proximate) one.
Where does obviative come from?: It is traced to French.

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