recessive C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #58296 Meanings 1 adj Describing a gene whose effect only appears when both inherited copies carry it; the opposite of dominant. Blue eyes are caused by a recessive gene, so both parents must carry it. 2 adj Not dominant; having an effect that is hidden or overshadowed by something stronger. In their partnership his quieter, more recessive personality balanced her forceful one. 3 noun A gene or trait that only shows up when paired with an identical recessive one. The disorder is passed on as a recessive, so it can skip generations. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a gene or trait that only... recessive allele ↔ Opposites dominant Word family Forms recessives Derived forms immunorecessivenonrecessiverecessivelyrecessivenesssemirecessive Common collocations recessive gene Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus. recēdō Latin recessīvus la-new View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # recessive **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 58296 ## Meanings 1. Describing a gene whose effect only appears when both inherited copies carry it; the opposite of dominant. 2. Not dominant; having an effect that is hidden or overshadowed by something stronger. 3. A gene or trait that only shows up when paired with an identical recessive one. ## Examples - Blue eyes are caused by a recessive gene, so both parents must carry it. - In their partnership his quieter, more recessive personality balanced her forceful one. - The disorder is passed on as a recessive, so it can skip generations. ## Antonyms - dominant ## Derived Forms - immunorecessive - nonrecessive - recessively - recessiveness - semirecessive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: recēdō - Root: recessīvus ## Etymology From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus. ## AI Etymology Recessive is from Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus. In present-day use, it can mean describing a gene whose effect only appears when both inherited copies carry it; the opposite of dominant, or not dominant; having an effect that is hidden or overshadowed by something stronger. Derived formations include immunorecessive, nonrecessive, recessively, recessiveness, and semirecessive. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown