inclusive

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #32182

Meanings

1

adj
Welcoming and fair to everyone, especially people who are often left out.

The school works hard to create an inclusive environment for all students.
2

adj
Including everything or almost everything within its range.

The price is fully inclusive of meals and accommodation.
3

adj
Including the first and last numbers or dates of a range as well as everything between.

The course runs from Monday to Friday inclusive.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · welcoming and fair to... inclusionary

2 adj · including everything or... exhaustive

Word family

Derived forms all-inclusivegender-inclusiveinclusivelyinclusivenessinclusivisminclusivistinclusivitynoninclusiveoverinclusiveself-inclusivesuperinclusiveultrainclusive

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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inclusive fee
A charge that covers all the items or services specified in an offer.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inclusive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈkluːsɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 32182

## Meanings
1. Welcoming and fair to everyone, especially people who are often left out.
2. Including everything or almost everything within its range.
3. Including the first and last numbers or dates of a range as well as everything between.

## Examples
- The school works hard to create an inclusive environment for all students.
- The price is fully inclusive of meals and accommodation.
- The course runs from Monday to Friday inclusive.

## Derived Forms
- all-inclusive
- gender-inclusive
- inclusively
- inclusiveness
- inclusivism
- inclusivist
- inclusivity
- noninclusive
- overinclusive
- self-inclusive
- superinclusive
- ultrainclusive

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-der. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvusder. Middle French inclusifder. English inclusive Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus.

## AI Etymology
Inclusive has a historical chain through Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-. Proto-Italic *klaudō Latin claudō Latin inclūdō Latin inclūsus Proto-Indo-European *-wós. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin inclūsīvus. Middle French inclusif. English inclusive Derived from Middle French inclusif, from Medieval Latin inclūsīvus, from Latin inclūsus + -īvus. In present-day use, it can mean welcoming and fair to everyone, especially people who are often left out, or including everything or almost everything within its range. Derived formations include all-inclusive, gender-inclusive, inclusively, inclusiveness, inclusivism.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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