complemental

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəl/ UK /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
serving to complete or supply what is lacking; complementary

The two studies offered complemental views of the disease.

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Synonyms

1 adj · serving to complete or... complementary completing supplementary supplemental

Word family

Derived forms complementally

Related forms complement complementary complete

Etymology

From complement + -al. Complement derives from Latin complementum ('that which fills up'), from complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill').

complementum Latin plere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# complemental

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛntəl/

## Meanings
1. serving to complete or supply what is lacking; complementary

## Examples
- The two studies offered complemental views of the disease.

## Synonyms
- complementary
- completing
- supplementary
- supplemental

## Derived Forms
- complementally

## Related Forms
- complement
- complementary
- complete

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: complementum
- Root: plere

## Etymology
From complement + -al. Complement derives from Latin complementum ('that which fills up'), from complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill').

## AI Etymology
Complemental is from complement + -al. Complement derives from Latin complementum ('that which fills up'), from complere ('to fill up'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill'). Important recorded forms include complementum (Latin) and plere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers serving to complete or supply what is lacking; complementary. The wider family includes derived forms such as complementally and related words such as complement, complementary, and complete.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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