portance

port·ance

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-tns, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr tns, ˈpoʊr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-tns, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr tns, ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of portance word

noun portance bearing; behavior. 1
noun portance a person's bearing, gait, demeanour, etc 0
noun portance one's bearing or demeanor 0

See all 3 definitions of portance

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Origin of portance

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

From Middle French, dating back to 1580-90; See origin at port5, -ance

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Parts of speech for Portance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Portance

portance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.

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Antonyms for portance

noun portance

importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.

Just one Antonym for portance