irritancy

ir·ri·tant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ir-i-tnt]
- /ˈɪr ɪ tnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ir-i-tnt]
- /ˈɪr ɪ tnt/

Definitions of irritancy word

adjective irritancy tending to cause irritation; irritating. 1
noun irritancy anything that irritates. 1
noun irritancy Physiology, Pathology. a biological, chemical, or physical agent that stimulates a characteristic function or elicits a response, especially an inflammatory response. 1
noun irritancy The quality of being irritant or irritating. 1
noun irritancy (law, Scotland) the state or quality of being null and void; invalidity. 0

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Origin of irritancy

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

1630-40; < Latin irrītant- (stem of irrītāns), present participle of irrītāre to irritate; see -ant

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Parts of speech for Irritancy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Irritancy

irritancy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for irritancy

adj irritancy

bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.
calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative

adjective irritancy

mollifying — Present participle of mollify.

All 3 Synonyms of irritancy