Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roo-mat-ik]
- /rʊˈmæt ɪk/
- /ruːˈmæ.tik/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [roo-mat-ik]
- /rʊˈmæt ɪk/
Definitions of rheumatic word
- adjective rheumatic pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism. 1
- adjective rheumatic affected with or subject to rheumatism. 1
- noun rheumatic a person affected with rheumatism. 1
- adjective rheumatic suffering from rheumatism 1
- adjective rheumatic relating to rheumatism 1
- adjective rheumatic Rheumatic is used to describe conditions and pains that are related to rheumatism. Rheumatic joints are swollen and painful because they are affected by rheumatism. 0
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Origin of rheumatic
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English reumatik < Latin rheumaticus < Greek rheumatikós, equivalent to rheumat- (stem of rheûma; see rheum) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Rheumatic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rheumatic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rheumatic
adj rheumatic
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- atonic — (of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented
- buckram — cotton or linen cloth stiffened with size, etc, used in lining or stiffening clothes, bookbinding, etc
- creaky — A creaky object creaks when it moves.
- in-compliant — not compliant; unyielding.
adjective rheumatic
- annealed — Simple past tense and past participle of anneal.
- contracted — under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier.
- immalleable — (archaic) Not malleable.
- impliable — (archaic) Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.
- indurate — to make hard; harden, as rock, tissue, etc.: Cold indurates the soil.
Antonyms for rheumatic
adjective rheumatic
- walking — considered as a person who can or does walk or something that walks: The hospital is caring for six walking patients. He's walking proof that people can lose weight quickly.
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