What does linguistic mean?

linguistic means "consisting of or related to language". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in linguistic?

linguistic has 3 syllables: lin-guis-tic. The stress falls on "guis". In IPA it is /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/.

What is another word for linguistic?

Close synonyms include lingual. 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.

What is the opposite of linguistic?

The recorded antonyms are nonlinguistic.

Is linguistic a common word?

linguistic 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.

linguistic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
consisting of or related to language
“linguistic behavior”
“a linguistic atlas”
“lingual diversity”
Synonymslingual
Antonymsnonlinguistic
2.
of or relating to the scientific study of language
“linguistic theory”

Questions about linguistic

What does linguistic mean?: linguistic means "consisting of or related to language". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in linguistic?: linguistic has 3 syllables: lin-guis-tic. The stress falls on "guis". In IPA it is /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/.
What is another word for linguistic?: Close synonyms include lingual. 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.
What is the opposite of linguistic?: The recorded antonyms are nonlinguistic.
Is linguistic a common word?: linguistic 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for linguistic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
consisting of or related to language
“linguistic behavior”
“a linguistic atlas”
“lingual diversity”
Synonymslingual
Antonymsnonlinguistic
2.
of or relating to the scientific study of language
“linguistic theory”

Questions about linguistic

What does linguistic mean?: linguistic means "consisting of or related to language". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in linguistic?: linguistic has 3 syllables: lin-guis-tic. The stress falls on "guis". In IPA it is /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/.
What is another word for linguistic?: Close synonyms include lingual. 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.
What is the opposite of linguistic?: The recorded antonyms are nonlinguistic.
Is linguistic a common word?: linguistic 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.

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