opponency

op·po·nen·cy

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-poh-nuh n-see]
- /əˈpoʊ nən si/
- /ˈɒpəʊnənsi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-poh-nuh n-see]
- /əˈpoʊ nən si/

Definitions of opponency word

noun opponency an act or instance of opposing. 1
noun opponency the state of being an opponent. 1
noun opponency opposition; resistance 0

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Origin of opponency

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1720-30; oppon(ent) + -ency

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Parts of speech for Opponency

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Opponency

opponency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

opponency usage trend in Literature

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