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Definitions: Seniority |
SeniorityNoun1. Higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service. 2. The property of being long-lived. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "seniority" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Labor | Means length of service. Source: European Union. (references) |
Finance | The order of priority for repayment of debt. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SenioritySynonyms: higher rank (n), higher status (n), longevity (n), senior status (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Age | Seniority, eldership; elders; (veteran); firstling; doyen, father; primogeniture. |
Oldness | Seniority, eldership, primogeniture. archaism; (the past); thing of the past, relic of the past; megatherium; Sanskrit. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Seniority |
| English words defined with "seniority": Ancienty ♦ hiring hall ♦ Post-captain ♦ Seniory. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "seniority": assignment agent, ASSIGNMENT CLERK ♦ bulletin clerk ♦ CREW SCHEDULER, CREW SCHEDULER, CHIEF ♦ departmental seniority, DISPATCHER CLERK ♦ PERSONNEL SCHEDULER ♦ scheduler and planner. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "seniority": Seniory. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | The benefits, you see, of age and seniority. Freezing up here, isn't it? (The Equalizer; writing credit: Grenville Casey; Loraine Despres) Then you've worked in violation of seniority! You'll have to start allll over, as a film loader. (The Wizard of Speed and Time; writing credit: Mike Jittlov) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Seniority Versus Ability (1968) According to Seniority (1913) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Switzerland | Each year, the Assembly elects from among the seven a president and vice president, following the principle of seniority. (references) |
Italy | Indirect pay (annual leave, holidays, bonuses, seniority allowances, severance pay) and social security contributions can account for up to 45 percent of gross salary. (references) | |
Human Rights | India | The Chief Justice is selected on the basis of seniority. (references) |
Political Economy | Switzerland | The largely ceremonial position of President of the Federal Council (head of government) is rotated annually among the Federal Councilors according to seniority. (references) |
Travel | Cote D'ivoire | Numerous mandatory allowances are also paid and include meal, transportation, housing, and seniority allowances. (references) |
Chad | The bonus based on seniority is calculated from 1 to 25 years service to the company and 6 percent retirement: (2 percent is carried by the employer and 4 percent by the employee). (references) | |
Women | Botswana | Well-trained urban women enjoy growing entry level access to the white-collar job market, but the number of opportunities decrease sharply as they rise in seniority. (references) |
Germany | However, if factors such as differences in age, qualification, occupational position, structure of employment or seniority are taken into consideration, women usually are not discriminated against in terms of equal pay for equal work, although they are underrepresented in well paid managerial positions. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Georgia | Since that time, a number of FTUTGS members allegedly were fired, regardless of seniority, when layoffs or staff reduction took place. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Seniority" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Seniority" is used about 161 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 161 | 24,661 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "seniority": be promoted by seniority ♦ departmental seniority. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "seniority": seniority-based, seniority-related. | |
| 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 |
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seniority | 10 |
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healthnet seniority plus | 4 |
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| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "seniority"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vjetërsi, moshë më e madhe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تفوق (beat, beat all, break, class, distinction, eclipse, exceed, excel, excellence, get the better of, go one better, lick, mastery, outclass, outguess, overpass, overrule, pre eminence, precede, predomination, preponderance, preponderate, prevalence, superiority, supremacy, surpass, top, tower, transcend, transcendence), تقدم في العمر, تقدم (advance, advanced, advancement, advantage, antecedence, ascent, break through, career, careerist, come on, crowd, descend, development, evolution, forge ahead, forward, gain ground, gain one's destination, get along, get forward, get on, get up, go ahead, go up, going, head, headway, improvement, keep step, lead, make up on, march, move along, move in, onward, precede, priority, proceed, procession, progress, progression, promotion, propulsion, pull ahead, rise, shape, shoot ahead, speed, stem, step, superiority, take steps, upturn, way, work up to), ترفع (advancement, heave, heaving, look down on, promotion, self praise, superiority), أقدمية, أولية (primacy, priority), أسبقية (precedence, priority). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | старшинство (precedence, priority, superiority). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 长辈 (Elder), '行 (ranking), 工齡 (length of service). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | služební stáří, vyšší vìk. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rangorden (rank, ranking, ranks), prioritetsrækkefølge, prioritetsorden, anciennitet (length of service). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | anciënniteit (length of service). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | servodaŭro. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | ارشدیت (Primogeniture). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | senioriteettijärjestys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ancienneté (length of service). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | dienstalter (length of service), alter (age, anatomical age, antiqueness, chronological age, Hoar, old age). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρεσβεία (embassy, legation), προτεραιότησ (anteriority, precedence, precedency, previousness, priority), προτεραιότητα (antecedence, operator precedence, precedence, precedency, previousness, priority, right of way), αρχαιότησ, αρχαιότητα (antique, antiquity), αρχαιότης (length of service), Αρχαιότητα. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ותיקות (experience), ותק (earnestness, standing), קשישות (old age), בכירות (majority), בכור" (birthright, precedence, preference, primogeniture, priority). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rangidõsség, idõsség. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | superiorit (excellence, superiority), priorit (precedence, precedency, priority), anzianit , anzianita' (length of service). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 年長 , 先進 (advance, leadership), 先任 (predecessor), 古参 (long service), 上席 (precedence, upper seat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ね"ちょう, せ"し" (absorption, advance, concentration, leadership, linesman, meditation, undivided attention), せ"に" (election, fairy, full-time service, hermit, predecessor, wizard), "さ" (long service), じょうせき (castle site, entertainment hall, established tactic, one's habitual seat, play by the book, precedence, product, regular hall, ruins of a castle, standard move in shogi, upper seat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 임 (Electing, Elective). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shenndeeaght, ardjid keim. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enioritysay antiguidade (antique, antiqueness, antiquity, length of service). (various references) vechime (age, Hoar), vârstã mai mare, calitatea de senior. (various references) старшинство (anteriority, priority, superiority). (various references) starešinstvo. (various references) prioridad (operator precedence, precedence, precedency, preference, priority, right of way), antigüedad (antique, antiqueness, antiquity, custom, standing). (various references) högre rang, anciennitet. (various references) ระ"ับอาวุโส. (various references) yaşça büyüklük, kıdem (priority), eskilik (antiquity, hoariness, oldness, shabbiness, standing), üstlük. (various references) старшинство (precedence, precedency, precession, priority, superiority), трудовий стаж, перевага у становищі. (various references) sự nhiều tuổi hơn, sự cao cấp hơn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Seniority" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: senerity, senority, sensorily, sensorite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "seniority" (pronounced sēnyô"rutē) |
| 5 | -ô" r u t ē | authority, inferiority, majority, minority, priority, sorority, superiority. |
| 4 | -r u t ē | alacrity, austerity, barbarity, celebrity, charity, clarity, dexterity, disparity, dissimilarity, familiarity, hilarity, immaturity, impurity, insecurity, insularity, integrity, irregularity, maturity, mediocrity, obscurity, parity, particularity, peculiarity, polarity, popularity, posterity, prosperity, purity, rarity, regularity, security, severity, similarity, sincerity, solidarity, supermajority, surety, temerity, unfamiliarity, unpopularity, Verity, vulgarity. |
| 3 | -u t ē | ability, abnormality, absurdity, acceptability, accessibility, accountability, acidity, activity, actuality, acuity, adaptability, admissibility, adversity, advisability, affinity, affordability, aggressivity, agility, alkalinity, ambiguity, amenity, amiability, amity, analyticity, animosity, annuity, anonymity, antiquity, anxiety, applicability, atrocity, audacity, authenticity, availability, banality, believability, bestiality, biodiversity, bisexuality, brevity, brutality, calamity, capability, capacity, captivity, causality, cavity, centrality, chastity, civility, collegiality, commodity, commonality, community, comparability, compatibility, complexity, complicity, comprehensibility, conditionality, conductivity, confidentiality, conformity, congeniality, congruity, connectivity, constitutionality, continuity, convertibility, creativity, credibility, credulity, criminality, criticality, crotchety, culpability, curiosity, cyclicality, debility, deductibility, deformity, deity, deniability, density, dependability, depravity, deputy, desirability, dignity, dimensionality, disability, discontinuity, disunity, diversity, divinity, docility, domesticity, duality, ductility, duplicity, durability, eccentricity, elasticity, electability, electricity, eligibility, enforceability, enmity, enormity, entity, equality, equanimity, equity, eternity, ethnicity, eventuality, exclusivity, expressivity, extraterritoriality, extremity, facility, fallibility, falsity, fatality, feasibility, Felicity, femininity, ferocity, fertility, festivity, fidelity, finality, flammability, flexibility, fluidity, formality, fragility, fraternity, frivolity, frugality, functionality, futility, generality, generosity, geniality, gentility, gratuity, gravity, gullibility, heredity, heterogeneity, heterosexuality, homogeneity, homosexuality, hospitality, hostility, humanity, humidity, humility, hyperactivity, hypersensitivity, identity, illegality, illiquidity, immobility, immorality, immortality, immunity, impartiality, impersonality, impossibility, impropriety, impunity, inability, inaccessibility, inactivity, incapacity, incivility, incompatibility, incongruity, incredulity, indemnity, indestructibility, indignity, individuality, inequality, inequity, inevitability, infallibility, infertility, infidelity, infinity, infirmity, inflexibility, informality, ingenuity, inhumanity, insanity, insensitivity, instability, instrumentality, intensity, invincibility, invisibility, invulnerability, irrationality, irresponsibility, irritability, laity, laxity, legality, legibility, lethality, levity, liability, liberality, liquidity, lividity, locality, longevity, malleability, maneuverability, marketability, masculinity, materiality, maternity, mendacity, mentality, miscibility, mobility, modality, modernity, monstrosity, morality, morbidity, mortality, motility, multiplicity, municipality, musicality, mutuality, nationality, nativity, necessity, negativity, neutrality, nobility, Nonconformity, nonentity, nonutility, normality, notoriety, nudity, obesity, objectivity, obscenity, oddity, opacity, opportunity, originality, overcapacity, oversensitivity, palatability, partiality, passivity, paternity, paucity, permeability, perpetuity, perplexity, personality, perversity, piety, plausibility, plurality, polity, pomposity, portability, possibility, practicality, predictability, principality, probability, probity, proclivity, productivity, profanity, profitability, progressivity, promiscuity, propensity, proportionality, propriety, proximity, publicity, punctuality, quality, quantity, radioactivity, rapidity, rationality, reactivity, readability, reality, receptivity, reciprocity, reflexivity, relativity, reliability, religiosity, respectability, responsibility, retroactivity, rickety, rigidity, salinity, sanctity, sanity, scarcity, seasonality, selectivity, senility, sensibility, sensitivity, sensuality, sentimentality, serendipity, serenity, sexuality, simplicity, sobriety, society, solemnity, solidity, speciality, specificity, spirituality, spontaneity, stability, sterility, stupidity, subjectivity, suitability, superconductivity, superfluidity, survivability, susceptibility, sustainability, technicality, tenacity, theatricality, timidity, tonality, totality, toxicity, tranquility, transferability, Trinity, triviality, turbidity, ubiquity, unanimity, unavailability, uniformity, unity, universality, university, unpredictability, unreality, unreliability, uppity, utility, validity, vanity, variability, variety, varsity, velocity, velvety, venality, veracity, versatility, viability, vicinity, virginity, virility, virtuosity, viscosity, visibility, vitality, volatility, voracity, vulnerability. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-i-n-o-r-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: tyrosine. | |
-2 letters: inosite, ironies, ironist, noisier, norites, oestrin, orients, stonier. | |
-3 letters: estrin, inerts, insert, inters, intros, ionise, irones, nestor, niters, nitery, nitres, nitros, norite, nosier, noters, orient, oyster, resiny, rosiny, senior, seniti, sentry, sinter, sortie, stoner, stoney, storey, tenors, tensor, tinier, toners, tonier, tories, toyers, triens, trines, triose, trones. | |
-4 letters: entry, eosin, inert, inset. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-i-n-o-r-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: insobriety. | |
+2 letters: tyrocidines. | |
+3 letters: intersociety, polyneuritis. | |
+4 letters: discretionary, impersonality, investigatory, nonuniversity, overintensity, proselytising, proselytizing, reasonability, saprogenicity, vertiginously. | |
+5 letters: acrylonitriles, aerodynamicist, dryopithecines, frictionlessly, introversively, isentropically, nitroglycerins, nortriptylines, pertinaciously, polymerisation, polyneuritides, polyneuritises, pyelonephritis, pyrogenicities, reactionaryism, responsibility, seronegativity, symmetrization, synchroneities. | |
| 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)53 65 6E 69 6F 72 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . -. .. --- .-. .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01101110 01101001 01101111 01110010 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e n i o r i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 006E 0069 006F 0072 0069 0074 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)537180758184758691 |
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