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adventive

ad·ven·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ad-ven-tiv]
    • /ædˈvɛn tɪv/
    • /advˈentɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-ven-tiv]
    • /ædˈvɛn tɪv/

Definitions of adventive word

  • adjective adventive (of a species) introduced to a new area and not yet established there; exotic 3
  • noun adventive such a plant or animal 3
  • adjective adventive not native to the environment; rarely or imperfectly naturalized 3
  • noun adventive an adventive plant or animal 3
  • adjective adventive not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals. 1
  • noun adventive an adventive plant or animal. 1

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Origin of adventive

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605, for an earlier sense; < Latin advent(us) advance, incursion (see advent) + -ive

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Parts of speech for Adventive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

adventive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

adventive usage trend in Literature

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