prevalent
Meaning of prevalent
- widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.
the social ills prevalent in society today
late 16th century: from Latin praevalent- ‘having greater power’, from the verb praevalere (see prevail).
Information about prevalent
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of prevalent is: prevalents.
- Languages in which prevalent is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of prevalent
preva-lent
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- prevalent is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
prevalent synonyms
Meaning prevailing:
Meaning found or distributed over a large area or number of people:
Meaning occurring or done many times at short intervals:
Meaning habitually or typically occurring or done; customary:
Meaning occurring, found, or done often; prevalent:
Meaning affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread:
Meaning relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases:
Meaning (especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people:
Meaning covering or affecting a large area:
Meaning present, appearing, or found everywhere:
Meaning with no special or distinctive features; normal:
Meaning (of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area:
Meaning (especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked:
Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:
Meaning having existed or done something for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted:
Meaning generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct:
Meaning in common or general use:
Meaning (of a belief or attitude) held by the majority of the general public:
Meaning characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style:
prevalent antonyms
Meaning out of the ordinary; unusual:
Meaning (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often:
Translation of prevalent
- Italian: corrente, prevalente, predominante, aggiornato
- Spanish: usual, corriente, predominante, actual, actualizado
- German: vorherrschend
- French: prédominant, dominant
Words that rhyme with prevalent
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