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Meaning of "gratuitous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRATUITOUS

From Latin grātuītus, from grātia favour.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRATUITOUS

gratuitous  [ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRATUITOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gratuitous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRATUITOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gratuitous in the English dictionary

The first definition of gratuitous in the dictionary is given or received without payment or obligation. Other definition of gratuitous is without cause; unjustified. Gratuitous is also given or made without receiving any value in return.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRATUITOUS


apparatus
ˌæpəˈreɪtəs
circuitous
səˈkjuːɪtəs
coitus
ˈkəʊɪtəs
comitatus
ˌkɒmɪˈteɪtəs
cubitus
ˈkjuːbɪtəs
detritus
dɪˈtraɪtəs
duplicitous
djuːˈplɪsɪtəs
emeritus
ɪˈmɛrɪtəs
fatuitous
fəˈtjuːɪtəs
fortuitous
fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs
habitus
ˈhæbɪtəs
hiatus
haɪˈeɪtəs
impetus
ˈɪmpɪtəs
situs
ˈsaɪtəs
status
ˈsteɪtəs
stratus
ˈstreɪtəs
tinnitus
ˈtɪnɪtəs
Titus
ˈtaɪtəs
ubiquitous
juːˈbɪkwɪtəs
Vitus
ˈvaɪtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRATUITOUS

gratillity
gratin
gratinate
gratinated
gratine
gratinee
grating
gratingly
gratis
gratitude
Grattan
grattoir
gratuities
gratuitously
gratuitousness
gratuity
gratulant
gratulate
gratulation
gratulatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRATUITOUS

acclivitous
alacritous
ancipitous
calamitous
complicitous
compositous
declivitous
felicitous
heteroclitous
infelicitous
iniquitous
momentous
necessitous
precipitous
pyritous
serendipitous
solicitous
spiritous
strepitous
unsolicitous
vomitous

Synonyms and antonyms of gratuitous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRATUITOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gratuitous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gratuitous

Translation of «gratuitous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRATUITOUS

Find out the translation of gratuitous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gratuitous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gratuitous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不必要的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gratuito
570 millions of speakers

English

gratuitous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नि: शुल्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبرر له
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безвозмездная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gratuito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিত্তিহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gratuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Percuma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unnötig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不当な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불필요한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gratuitous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cho không
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசியமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अहेतुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gereksiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gratuito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieodpłatne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безоплатна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gratuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαριστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gratuite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omotiverat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

umotivert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gratuitous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRATUITOUS»

The term «gratuitous» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRATUITOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gratuitous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gratuitous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gratuitous

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRATUITOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gratuitous.
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Colin Angle
Did Google need to make robot cars in order to make Streetview work? Absolutely not. It's the equivalent of saying you need a walking robot in order to push an upright vacuum cleaner. It's gratuitous robotics!
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Dario Argento
There's nothing gratuitous about my films.
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Michael Biehn
My moral compass swings far to the left, but when it comes to gratuitous violence, I have trouble.
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Michael Biehn
I don't like gratuitous violence. I don't like the 'Saw' movies. I don't like the 'Hostel' movies. I don't like anything that is violence for violence's sake.
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Megalyn Echikunwoke
I've seen shows on Showtime, and they're very provocative, if you will, but nothing to the point that's over-the-top or gratuitous.
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Bobby Farrelly
I think the last one would have to be The Godfather because it was such a powerful story. There was lots of violence in it but I could take it because I thought there was a reality to it. It wasn't gratuitous, it was just these guys' story.
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Gallagher
I don't say that I'm going to be like every other comic that's blue, or gratuitous use of language. I do try to have my own standards: I don't do everything the audience wants, and I do try to surprise them.
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Laurell K. Hamilton
Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and violence are only as graphic as need be. And never included unless it furthers the plot or character development.
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Lloyd Kaufman
In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the eight hours when we stop killing each other and gratuitous overeating is encouraged so that the starving and other people in the world can die!
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Neil Marshall
I don't think they're gratuitous with the nudity on 'Game of Thrones.' It's very much part of the world. There's a lot of it, but that's the world they come from. It never is there to distract from the scene or the actors or story.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRATUITOUS»

Discover the use of gratuitous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gratuitous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gratuitous Suffering and the Problem of Evil: A ...
The book offers many useful pedagogical features, including chapter overviews and summaries, annotated suggested readings, and eight-eight discussion questions.
Bryan Frances, 2013
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A Creation-order Theodicy: God and Gratuitous Evil
The central thesis of this extraordinary work is that the greater-good assumption associated with Greater-Good theodicies is unnecessary to the defense of theism and has actually strengthened the argument from evil by the atheist.
Bruce A. Little, 2005
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Gratuitous Serendipity: The Right Place, the Right Time
By the end of this book, you will have a different appreciation of how influential you can be on the events of today that will become tomorrow's history.
Lon Safko, 2005
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Cases and Materials on Gratuitous Transfers: Wills, ...
The new edition of Gratuitous Transfers incorporates developments in the law of wills, trusts and estates since 2007, including new principal cases involving insane delusions, formalities of will execution, charitable restrictions and trust ...
Mark L. Ascher, Elias Clark, Grayson M. P. McCouch, 2013
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Gobbing Pogoing and Gratuitous Bad Language: An Anthology of ...
A unique collection of short stories documenting the finest moments of twenty years of punk rock. The bands, the booze and the bad behaviour. The drugs, the shagging and brawling.
Robert Dellar, 1996
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Tipping Guide for Gratuitous Folks
If tipping is a voluntary practice, what are the characteristics I prefer in service personnel that warrant a tip?
Milan E. Wight, Milan E. Wight, 2006
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Benevolent Intervention in Another's Affairs: (PEL Ben. Int.)
on gratuitous agents, in the law of bailment and the law of restitution (law of unjustified enrichment). 63. Gratuitous agents By contrast to a contractual agent who, as the term indicates, acts for another on a contractual basis, the gratuitous agent ...
Christian von Bar, 2006
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Federal Taxes on Gratuitous Transfers: Law and Planning
This book deals with the federal income tax as it bears on gratuitous transfers and with the federal wealth transfer taxes.
Joseph M. Dodge, Wendy C. Gerzog, Bridget J. Crawford, 2011
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Focus on Aggression Research
Participants in the Gratuitous aggression condition where not given a context for the aggression. In all conditions participants were told, later in the game Jason and Shawn where both going for the soccer ball when Jason lost his footing.
James P. Morgan, 2004
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Introduction to French Law
These are generally 'gratuitous' contracts, such as a gift (donation) or gratuitous loan, a deposit, or a unilateral promise of contract (which, if gratuitous, will bind only the promisor). It is important to note the different meanings of 'unilateral ...
George A. Bermann, Etienne Picard, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRATUITOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gratuitous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Justin Bieber's gratuitous photo shows Instagram's 'no nudity' policy …
In this cropped photo of a nude Justin Bieber, the musician was able to post it to Instagram, where it stayed for five days before he deleted it. «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
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An Open Secret producer criticises R rating for child sex abuse …
... discusses these issues maturely and carefully – thrown into the same category as films which display gratuitous sex and violence,” he wrote. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
David Cameron is open to introducing private insurance for sickness …
“This profit is therefore wholly gratuitous because it does not derive from the creation of anything. Group insurance is the most expensive, the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
He's the talk of a grey, old town
After a few gratuitous questions about the weather (cool and cloudy) and the Old Course (magnificent shape), the reporter got to the point. «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
5
Should There Be a Tax on Soda and Other Sugary Drinks?
Add to this the heavy marketing of the products, the gratuitous addition of caffeine to many drinks (keeps people coming back for more) and the ... «The Beacon, Jul 15»
6
Fujimura on Cultivating the Imagination
Let the margins of your life expand, and live in the expectation of the abundant, gratuitous reality of love. For more, see The Economy of ... «Acton Institute, Jul 15»
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A Q&A with 'The Best Team Money Can Buy' author Molly Knight
I just tried to tell the story of what goes on in the locker room without taking gratuitous shots. It's not a book about infidelity or drug use or things ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
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AFL match review panel emerges from tricky week with reputation …
And both were at best gratuitous. Which means, suspensions, no matter how token, were in order. All up, the MRP fared OK this week. But the ... «The Age, Jul 15»
9
AFL has got it wrong on the sling tackle and it's not a good look
The AFL acknowledged yesterday that it wants to change the rule to better govern this gratuitous violence. As it stands now the sling tackle is as ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
Samsung is developing a ludicrous 11K smartphone display
... detail beyond Quad HD or retina display quality, 4K resolution on a smartphone seems unjustifiable and, in my opinion, gratuitous. «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»

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