predominant
Meaning of predominant
- present as the strongest or main element.
the predominant colour was white
mid 16th century: from Old French, from medieval Latin predominant- ‘predominating’, from the verb predominari (see predominate).
Information about predominant
- It is an adjective.
- Languages in which predominant is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of predominant
pre-dom-i-nant
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- predominant is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
predominant synonyms
Meaning prevailing:
Meaning overriding:
overriding, paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
Meaning chief in size or importance:
Meaning most important:
Meaning first in order of importance; main:
Meaning of chief importance; principal:
Meaning of first importance; main:
Meaning highest in place, rank, or importance:
Meaning of the greatest importance; principal or essential:
Meaning of the greatest importance; fundamental:
Meaning most prominent in rank, importance, or position:
Meaning of crucial importance:
predominant antonyms
Meaning less important than but related or supplementary to something:
Meaning lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance:
Translation of predominant
- Italian: corrente, prevalente, predominante
- Spanish: usual, corriente, predominante
- German: vorherrschend
- French: prédominant, dominant
- Portuguese: predominante
Words that rhyme with predominant
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