prevalent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈprɛvələnt/ UK /ˈprɛvələnt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
widespread or common in a particular place or time

Superstition was prevalent in the rural villages.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · widespread or common in a... widespread common prevailing rife pervasive ubiquitous rampant predominant

Opposites

rare uncommon scarce infrequent

Word family

Derived forms prevalentlyprevalence

Related forms prevail prevalence valiant

Etymology

From Latin praevalent-, present participle of praevalere ('to be very strong, prevail'), from prae- ('before, very') + valere ('to be strong').

praevalere Latin valere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# prevalent

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

## Meanings
1. widespread or common in a particular place or time

## Examples
- Superstition was prevalent in the rural villages.

## Synonyms
- widespread
- common
- prevailing
- rife
- pervasive
- ubiquitous
- rampant
- predominant

## Antonyms
- rare
- uncommon
- scarce
- infrequent

## Derived Forms
- prevalently
- prevalence

## Related Forms
- prevail
- prevalence
- valiant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: praevalere
- Root: valere

## Etymology
From Latin praevalent-, present participle of praevalere ('to be very strong, prevail'), from prae- ('before, very') + valere ('to be strong').

## AI Etymology
Prevalent is from Latin praevalent-, present participle of praevalere ('to be very strong, prevail'), from prae- ('before, very') + valere ('to be strong'). In present-day use, it means widespread or common in a particular place or time. Derived formations include prevalently and prevalence. Related vocabulary includes prevail, prevalence, and valiant.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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