Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qualitative

/ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: qual-i-ta-tive
IPA: /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.

adj

Of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound.

adj

noun

Something qualitative.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: nonquantitative, unquantitative"
"You may recall that I made a qualitative post about our level 100 talents a little more than a month ago. Now let’s look at them qualitatively."

Etymology

From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/
British English: /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.tə.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

more qualitative (comparative) most qualitative (superlative) qualitatives (plural)

Derived Forms

nonqualitative pseudoqualitative qualitatively qualitativeness qualitativist semiqualitative unqualitative

Phrases

locative-qualitative case qualitative analysis qualitative leap qualitative research

Frequently Paired Words

quality quantitative quantitive

Synonyms

nonquantitative unquantitative

Antonyms

nonqualitative unqualitative

Questions

How do you pronounce qualitative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑ.ləˌteɪ.tɪv/.
What does qualitative mean?: Of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity.
Where does qualitative come from?: From Late Latin (or Medieval Latin) quālitātīvus. Equivalent to quality + -ative.

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