gratuitous

Questions about gratuitous

What does gratuitous mean?

gratuitous means "without cause". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gratuitous?

gratuitous has 4 syllables: gra-tu-i-tous. The stress falls on "tu". In IPA it is /ɡɹəˈtuətəs/.

What is another word for gratuitous?

Close synonyms include complimentary, costless, free, gratis, needless. 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 gratuitous a common word?

gratuitous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.