Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quantitive

/ˈkwɑn.tə.tɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: quan-ti-tive
IPA: /ˈkwɑn.tə.tɪv/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of quantitative.

Etymology

Diachronically, perhaps by no other route than haplology from quantitative; only by surface analysis (but not historically), quant + -i- + -tive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: quant
Suffix: -i-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkwɑn.tə.tɪv/

Derived Forms

quantitively

Questions

How do you pronounce quantitive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɑn.tə.tɪv/.
What does quantitive mean?: Alternative form of quantitative.
Where does quantitive come from?: Diachronically, perhaps by no other route than haplology from quantitative; only by surface analysis (but not historically), quant + -i- + -tive.

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