dominant
Ruling; governing; prevailingRuling; governing; prevailing
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» I want to be more dominant.
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Examples
53 sentencesI want to be more dominant.
The human race is dominant on earth.
Opinion against the direct tax was dominant.
Meaning
5 sensesRuling; governing; prevailing
The dominant party controlled the government.
dominant
преоблада́ющийpreobladájuščij, госпо́дствующийgospódstvujuščij, домини́рующийdominírujuščij
Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
преоблада́ющийpreobladájuščij, домини́рующийdominírujuščij
most frequent or common
Being the dominant
Dominant seventh
More meanings 2
Of a body part, preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French dominant.Borrowed from Middle French dominant.
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Forms
more dominant, most dominant| Comparative | more dominant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dominant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- most frequent or common:prevailingprevalentpredominantrife
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.