definitive

Questions about definitive

What does definitive mean?

definitive means "clearly defined or formulated". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in definitive?

definitive has 4 syllables: de-fin-i-tive. The stress falls on "fin". In IPA it is /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv/.

What is another word for definitive?

Close synonyms include unequivocal, authoritative, determinate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is definitive a common word?

definitive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with definitive?

1 word rhymes with definitive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.