Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-regulatory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: self--reg-u-la-to-ry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That regulates without external control or monitoring.

Example Sentences

"One of the primary ways autistic people use stimming is as a self-regulatory mechanism and adaptive response to inaccessible sensory landscapes."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English regulatory English self-regulatory From self- + regulatory.

Phrases

self-regulate self-regulation

Frequently Paired Words

self-regulate self-regulation

Questions

What does self-regulatory mean?: That regulates without external control or monitoring.
Where does self-regulatory come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English regulatory English self-regulatory From self- + regulatory.

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