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developmental

de·vel·op·ment
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-vel-uh p-muh nt]
    • /dɪˈvɛl əp mənt/
    • /dɪˈvel.əp.mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-vel-uh p-muh nt]
    • /dɪˈvɛl əp mənt/

Definitions of developmental word

  • adjective developmental Developmental means relating to the development of someone or something. 2
  • noun developmental the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development. 1
  • noun developmental a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the field of science. 1
  • noun developmental a developed or advanced state or form: Drama reached its highest development in the plays of Shakespeare. 1
  • noun developmental Music. the part of a movement or composition in which a theme or themes are developed, or unfolded and elaborated, by various technical means, so as to reveal their inherent possibilities. 1
  • noun developmental a large group of private houses or of apartment houses, often of similar design, constructed as a unified community, especially by a real-estate developer or government organization. 1
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Origin of developmental

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; develop + -ment, or < French développement

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Developmental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Developmental

developmental popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

developmental usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for developmental

adj developmental

  • artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
  • beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
  • broadening — The act of becoming broader.
  • constructive — A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful.
  • corrective — Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.

adjective developmental

  • developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
  • growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
  • changing — not remaining the same; transient
  • progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
  • hormonal — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.
All 66 Synonyms of developmental

Antonyms for developmental

adj developmental

  • tested — the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
  • tried — simple past tense and past participle of try.
  • proven — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
  • destructive — Something that is destructive causes or is capable of causing great damage, harm, or injury.
  • influential — having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.

adjective developmental

  • static — pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
All 6 Antonyms of developmental

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  • developmental psychology

    a branch of psychology that studies changes in human behavior from early life to death.

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    a rating system designed to evaluate the cognitive, motor, language, and social development of pre-school-age children by observing their performance on developmental tasks, as reaching, walking, and using sentences.

  • ancestry

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  • asperger syndrome

    a developmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often, a narrow set of interests, but not involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.

  • autism

    Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause someone to have difficulty in communicating with and responding to other people.

  • autism spectrum disorder

    any of various disorders, as autism and Asperger syndrome, commonly manifesting in early childhood and characterized by impaired social or communication skills, repetitive behaviors, or a restricted range of interests.
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