adj
Meaning 1
Having a relationship of rivalry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rivalrous
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɹaɪv(ə)lɹəs/
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US: /ˈɹaɪvəlɹəs/
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US: /ɹaɪvl̩ɹəs/
adj
Meaning 2
Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: economics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
eager to surpass others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: emulous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English rival Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English rivalry Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English rivalrous From rivalry + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kilpailullinen — having a relationship of rivalry
- German: rivalisierend — having a relationship of rivalry
- Swedish: rivaliserande — having a relationship of rivalry
- Finnish: kilpailullinen — which can be consumed by one person
- Finnish: niukka — which can be consumed by one person
- Finnish: kuluva — which can be consumed by one person
- German: rival — which can be consumed by one person