fateful

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈfeɪtfəl/ UK /ˈfeɪtfəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having far-reaching, often disastrous consequences

On that fateful morning, the empire began to crumble.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having far-reaching, often... momentous decisive critical crucial portentous consequential ominous

Opposites

inconsequential trivial unimportant

Word family

Derived forms fatefullyfatefulness

Related forms fate fated fatal fatalism

Etymology

From the noun 'fate' + the suffix '-ful'. 'Fate' is from Latin 'fātum' ('destiny, that which is spoken'), from 'fārī' ('to speak'), from Proto-Indo-European '*bʰeh₂-' ('to speak').

fātum Latin fārī Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fateful

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

## Meanings
1. having far-reaching, often disastrous consequences

## Examples
- On that fateful morning, the empire began to crumble.

## Synonyms
- momentous
- decisive
- critical
- crucial
- portentous
- consequential
- ominous

## Antonyms
- inconsequential
- trivial
- unimportant

## Derived Forms
- fatefully
- fatefulness

## Related Forms
- fate
- fated
- fatal
- fatalism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fātum
- Root: fārī

## Etymology
From the noun 'fate' + the suffix '-ful'. 'Fate' is from Latin 'fātum' ('destiny, that which is spoken'), from 'fārī' ('to speak'), from Proto-Indo-European '*bʰeh₂-' ('to speak').

## AI Etymology
Fateful is from the noun 'fate' + the suffix '-ful'. 'Fate' is from Latin 'fātum' ('destiny, that which is spoken'), from 'fārī' ('to speak'), from Proto-Indo-European '*bʰeh₂-' ('to speak'). In present-day use, it means having far-reaching, often disastrous consequences. Derived formations include fatefully and fatefulness. Related vocabulary includes fate, fated, fatal, and fatalism.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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