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Definitions: Inflected |
InflectedAdjective1. (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch; "his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one". 2. (linguistics) showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes); "`boys' and `swam' are inflected English words"; "German is an inflected langauge". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inflected" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Antonym: uninflected (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Inflected |
| English words defined with "inflected": affix ♦ conjugation ♦ form ♦ gender, grammatical gender ♦ Inflected cycloid ♦ paradigm, Personal verb, primitive ♦ signifier, syncretism ♦ uninflected ♦ vocative, vocative case ♦ word form. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "inflected": surface case. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "inflected": inflect. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Inflected" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 54.84% of the time. "Inflected" is used about 31 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 54.84% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 41.94% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 3.23% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 31 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "inflected": Inflected cycloid ♦ inflected form. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "inflected": jazz-inflected, marxist-inflected. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
highly inflected | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "inflected"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 弯曲 (Bended, Bending, Crooked, Crookedly, Curved, Curving, flexion, flexure, Incurvated, Incurvating, Incurve, incurved, Incurving, inflect, Inflecting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | flektivní. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | taipua (agree, be conjugated, be declined, be inflected, bend, bow, comply, curve, give in, give way, submit, turn, yield). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | gebogen (aquiline, bent, circumflex, convoluted, convolutely, curved, hooked). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 屈折語 (an inflected language). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | くっせつ" (an inflected language). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 굴곡시키". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inflecteday flexibil (ductile, flexible, flexile, limber, manageable, pliable, pliant, supple, willowy, yielding), încovoiat (bent, crooked, double, hooked). (various references) iodhal-aoraidh (idol; inflected on the, image), Ionbhar- ir (pnm. Ayr town. Inflected on the first element), Ionbhar-lòchaidh (pnm. Inverlochy. Inflected on the first element), Ionbhar-loch-l irig (pnm. Inverlochlarig. Inflected on the first element), Ionbhar-sn id (pnm. Inversnaid. Inflected on the first element), cl r-aodainn (the face; inflected on first element), callaid-bhròin (elegy; inflected on first element), cam-bheul (nm. wry mouth; inflected on second element), Camus-choinnich (pnm. Cambuskenneth; inflected on first), ceann-cinnidh (chief; inflected on the first), ceann-feachd (nm. general; inflected on the first element), ceann-feadhna (leader; inflected on the first element), caisteal-toisich (nm. forecastle of a ship; inflected on the first), cearc-thomain (nf. partridge; inflected as cearc-fhraoich), cailleach-oidhche (inflected on the first element as), cròic-cheann (nm. an antlered head; inflected on the second), crann-athair (nm. plough; inflected on the first), Creag-bh rnaid (pnf. Craigbarnet; inflected on first element), crom-bhileach (a. having a bent bill; inflected on second element), cruimh-shionnachain (nf. glowworm; inflected on first element), damhan-alluidh (spider; inflected on first), dealan-dé (butterfly, butterfly; inflected on the), dealbh-chluich (nf. a play; inflected on the second element), duais-bhrathaidh (nf. a betrayer's fee; inflected on first element), dubh-neul (nm. dark cloud; inflected on second element), duin-uasal (nm. gentleman; inflected on both elements), Dun-éideann (pnm. Edinburgh; inflected on first element), ceann-fine (head of a clan; inflected on the first), beart-itealaich (nf. flying machine; inflected on the first element), rd-thigh-oilein (nm. college; inflected on second element), Abar-eadhain (pnm. Aberdeen; inflected on first element), Abhainn-f rn (pnf. the river Farn; inflected on first element), Abhainn-fhaolain (pnf. the river Fillan; inflected on first element), Ard-bhruchailt (pnm. Ardvruchilt; inflected on first element), Ard-mhoirlich (pnm. Ardvorlich; inflected on first element), bann-aideachaidh (nm. receipt; inflected on first element), bann-dìdein (bond of safety; inflected on the), bas-bhualadh (from joy or grief; inflected), caisteal-deiridh (nm. poop of a ship; inflected on the first element), bean-uasal (lady; inflected on both elements), Caisteal-nuadh (pnm. Newcastle; inflected on both elements), beul-mór (nm. boat's gunwale; inflected on both elements), bl r-mòine (nm. peat moss; inflected like bl r on the first element), brat-ùrlair (nm. carpet; inflected on the first element as brat), breac an t-sìl (nm. water wagtail; inflected on first element), cù-dubh (nm. otter; inflected on both elements), cùl-cumhainn (nm. a tight corner; inflected on the first element), cùl-taic (backing; inflected on the first element), feur-saidh (nm. hay; inflected on the first element), Caisteal Bhl ir (pnm. Castle Blair; inflected on the first element), Dun-dè (pnm. Dundee; inflected on first element). (various references) böjd (apt, arched, bended, bent, bowed, crooked, curved, disposed, hooked, inclinable, inclined, inclined to do). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "inflected": uninflected. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inflected" (pronounced i'nfle"ktud) |
| 7 | -f l e" k t u d | deflected, reflected. |
| 6 | -l e" k t u d | collected, elected, neglected, recollected, reelected, selected, uncollected, unelected. |
| 5 | -e" k t u d | affected, connected, corrected, defected, dejected, detected, directed, disaffected, disconnected, disrespected, dissected, effected, ejected, erected, expected, infected, injected, inspected, interconnected, interjected, intersected, misdirected, objected, perfected, projected, protected, reconnected, redirected, rejected, respected, resurrected, subjected, suspected, unaffected, unconnected, uncorrected, undetected, unexpected, uninfected, unprotected, unsuspected. |
| 4 | -k t u d | abducted, abstracted, acted, addicted, afflicted, attracted, compacted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, constricted, constructed, contacted, contracted, contradicted, convicted, counteracted, deducted, depicted, destructed, detracted, distracted, enacted, evicted, exacted, extracted, impacted, inducted, inflicted, instructed, interacted, interdicted, obstructed, overacted, overreacted, predicted, protracted, reacted, reconstructed, redacted, reenacted, restricted, retracted, subcontracted, subtracted, transacted, transected, uncontradicted, unobstructed, unreconstructed, unrestricted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, activated, adapted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, confiscated, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, consulted, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, defaulted, defeated, deflated, degenerated, dehydrated, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, deteriorated, detested, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, disappointed, disassociated, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrupted, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, elaborated, elated, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, infatuated, infested, infiltrated, inflated, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, instigated, instituted, insulated, insulted, integrated, intercepted, interested, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, obligated, obliterated, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protested, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, reconstituted, recounted, recreated, recruited, redecorated, redistributed, redrafted, reevaluated, refitted, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, restarted, restated, rested, resubmitted, resulted, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unpainted, unprecedented, unrated, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-f-i-l-n-t" | |
-1 letter: denticle, infected. | |
-2 letters: centile, clefted, decline, deflect, enticed, feinted, fileted, flinted, inflect, licente. | |
-3 letters: ceiled, client, deceit, decent, decile, defect, defile, define, delict, deltic, dentil, edenic, endite, entice, feline, felted, fenced, flited, infect, lectin, lentic, lifted. | |
-4 letters: cited, cleft, clift, cline, deice, delft, diene, edict, edile, elect, elfin, elide, elint, elite, feint, felid, fence. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-f-i-l-n-t" | |
+1 letter: deflecting, deflection. | |
+2 letters: deficiently, deflections, uninflected. | |
+3 letters: indefectible, indefectibly. | |
+4 letters: deceitfulness, unelectrified. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 66 6C 65 63 74 65 64 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ..-. .-.. . -.-. - . -.. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100110 01101100 01100101 01100011 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n f l e c t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0066 006C 0065 0063 0074 0065 0064 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)438072787169867170 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Derivations | 9. Rhymes 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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