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Meaning of "provocativeness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVOCATIVENESS

provocativeness  [prəˈvɒkətɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVOCATIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provocativeness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVOCATIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of provocativeness in the English dictionary

The definition of provocativeness in the dictionary is the quality of being provocative.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVOCATIVENESS


accumulativeness
əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪvnəs
appreciativeness
əˈpriːʃətɪvnəs
argumentativeness
ˌɑːɡjʊˈmentətɪvnəs
authoritativeness
ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪvnəs
conservativeness
kənˈsɜːvətɪvnəs
contemplativeness
kənˈtemplətɪvnəs
cooperativeness
kəʊˈɒpərətɪvnəs
decorativeness
ˈdɛk ərətɪvnəs
imperativeness
ɪmˈpɛrətɪvnəs
informativeness
ɪnˈfɔːmətɪvnəs
innovativeness
ˈɪnəvətɪvnəs
inoperativeness
ɪnˈɒpərətɪvnəs
meditativeness
ˈmɛdɪtətɪvnəs
negativeness
ˈnɛɡətɪvnəs
operativeness
ˈɒpərətɪvnəs
penetrativeness
ˈpenɪtrətɪvnəs
speculativeness
ˈspɛkjʊlətɪvnəs
superlativeness
suːˈpɜːlətɪvnəs
tentativeness
ˈtɛntətɪvnəs
uncommunicativeness
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVOCATIVENESS

provocable
provocant
provocateur
provocation
provocative
provocatively
provocator
provocatory
provokable
provoke
provokement
provoker
provoking
provokingly
provolone
provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal
provostry

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVOCATIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of provocativeness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «provocativeness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVOCATIVENESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

provocativeness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provocación
570 millions of speakers

English

provocativeness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

provocativeness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

provocativeness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

провокативности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provocante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

provocativeness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provocation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Provokasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Provokation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

挑発
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

provocativeness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Provocativeness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

provocativeness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

provocativeness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तेजना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

provocativeness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provocazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

provocativeness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провокативності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provocativeness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προκλητικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

provocativeness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provocativeness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provocativeness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provocativeness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCATIVENESS»

The term «provocativeness» is used very little and occupies the 175.905 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCATIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «provocativeness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «provocativeness» 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 provocativeness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVOCATIVENESS»

Discover the use of provocativeness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provocativeness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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There's Something about Mary: Essays on Phenomenal ...
But does the provocativeness of the cape provoke the bull? Is the provocativeness causally relevant to the bull's anger? It would seem not. The bull is too stupid for that. The provocativeness of the cape might provoke the ASPCA, but not the ...
Peter Ludlow, Yujin Nagasawa, Daniel Stoljar, 2004
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Mind in a Physical World: An Essay on the Mind-body Problem ...
In contrast, in the case of the cape's color and its provocativeness, we do not evidently have two independent causes: the instantiation of provocativeness, as a second-order property, is dependent on the instantiation of the color red. What isn't ...
Jaegwon Kim, 2000
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Psychology of Science: Contributions to Metascience
A seventh criterion is heuristic provocativeness; a knowledge representation (like psychoanalytic theory) often continues to enjoy acceptance and general use because it suggests new insights even though it scores poorly on many of the ...
Barry Gholson, 1989
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Narcissism and the Psychotherapist
Little wonder she had been anxious about graduation and not surprising that she scurried back to the authority for both security and retribution. Provocativeness is a familiar manifestation of passive aggressiveness. A patient described how as ...
Sheila Rouslin Welt, William G. Herron, 1990
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Transforming Aggression: Psychotherapy with the ...
There are clearly any number of interventions that could have been offered in response to Clara's provocativeness. In the ones I described, I attempted, eventually, to place her provocations into a more playful context. Playing may have been ...
Frank M. Lachmann, 2001
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Poetic Expressions Vol. V:
TITLE: Provocativeness PART1 — Get the Chance to Know Me! PART 2 - Someone, Please Calm Him Down! PART 3 - Provocativeness Becomes Mellow! Introduction: We're all human, so let's keep it real. We get angry, we let certain things ...
Carl McKever, 2013
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Media, Policy and Interaction
They are similar in their 'provocativeness'. Both questions rely upon a relation between a camp and a somewhat radical position. As we have seen, the first question presupposes that supporting the initiative implies the radical fundamentalist ...
Dr Richard Fitzgerald, Dr William Housley, 2012
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Language, Psychology, and Culture
Hypothesis C: As bilinguals progress in experience with a particular language, they will approach the pattern of provocativeness of stimulus words shown by native users of that language. A stimulus word which elicits more associational ...
Wallace E. Lambert, 1972
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Collaborative Psychoanalysis: Anxiety, Depression, Dreams, ...
She begins this session by identifying examples of her provocativeness, a practice in which she is expert and has been most reluctant to explore. After a rapid but honest description, she veers off the topic. I remind her that she was exploring ...
Walter Bonime, 1989
10
A Companion to Metaphysics
But there is at least a prima facie problem about how such second-order properties could be causal and explanatory in a way appropriate to the mental. Consider, for example, provocativeness, the second-order property that consists in having ...
Jaegwon Kim, Ernest Sosa, Gary S. Rosenkrantz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVOCATIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provocativeness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Feds Spend $222172 Studying How Men Look at Women When …
She published a paper in 2010 that examined whether a woman's level of sexual interest, provocativeness of dress, or attractiveness can reliably predict ... «Washington Free Beacon, Jul 15»
2
Where queerness meets religion, musically
A candid provocativeness unites this pair of concerts: a fairly audacious selection of repertoire and venues to underline the importance of “sacred space” for ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
3
Unzipping Sticky Fingers: Rolling Stones' Masterpiece Marked A …
But with his leering expressions, increasingly wild getups and that exaggerated rooster strut, he took provocativeness to a whole new level. By the time the band ... «American Songwriter, Jun 15»
4
Review: Of Montreal's 'Aureate Gloom' carries provocative lyrics with …
To that end, looking all the way back to the band's earliest albums, like 1997's The Bird Who Continues To Eat The Rabbit's Flower, the provocativeness and ... «Oregon Daily Emerald, Mar 15»
5
After Silence, An 'Outline' Of A Life In Fragments
The politics of memoir that I came up against a bit with [previous memoir] Life's Work, the provocativeness, really, of the form — I had a very intense experience ... «NPR, Jan 15»
6
Antiporn law screws risque Ugandan singer
“I think Rihanna for the provocativeness and Celine Dion for the vocals,” explains Semakadde. “She's always singing,” he adds, smiling at his client, who is ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Dec 14»
7
Livni: New elections are to replace extremist, provocative, paranoid …
... a government she accused of “extremism, provocativeness, and paranoia,” without knowing how to fight terrorism while also “upholding freedom and Zionism.” «Jerusalem Post, Dec 14»
8
Is China Destined to Be Number One?
But as his interview with TNI demonstrates, it is provocativeness allied to profundity. Mahbubani asserts that Americans must begin to prepare themselves for a ... «The National Interest Online, Oct 14»
9
Survey: 65% of Brazilians wholly or partially agree that raping …
(Also no idea: How much or little clothing constitutes provocativeness.) Maybe they think rapists deserve to be prosecuted but that the victims share moral blame ... «Hot Air, Mar 14»
10
Listen: Trust's provocative new single, “Rescue, Mister”
The duo released their self-titled debut in February 2012, combining the provocativeness of dance-pop with the murky undertones of Goth rock for a decidedly ... «Consequence of Sound, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Provocativeness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/provocativeness>. May 2024 ».
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