Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

promising

/ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: prom-is-ing
IPA: /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

adj

Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

noun

The act of making a promise.

verb

present participle and gerund of promise

Example Sentences

"a promising young apprentice"
"The obtained low and anisotropic thermal conductivity, and feasibility of synthesis, in addition to other reports on high electron mobility, make arsenene a promising material for a variety of applications, including thermal management and thermoelectric devices.."
"So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise"."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/
British English: /ˈpɹɒmɪsɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more promising (comparative) most promising (superlative) promisings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpromising promisingly promisingness unpromising

Synonyms

favorable hot prosperous rosy bright hopeful

Questions

How do you pronounce promising?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/.
What does promising mean?: Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

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