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Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings.
Jayson Blair

Meaning of "underpinnings" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERPINNINGS

underpinnings  [ˈʌndəˌpɪnɪŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERPINNINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underpinnings 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 UNDERPINNINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of underpinnings in the English dictionary

The definition of underpinnings in the dictionary is any supporting structure or system.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERPINNINGS


amornings
əˈmɔːnɪŋz
blazonings
ˈbleɪzənɪŋz
communings
kəˈmjuːnɪŋz
complainings
kəmˈpleɪnɪŋz
earnings
ˈɜːnɪŋz
evenings
ˈiːvnɪŋz
finings
ˈfaɪnɪŋz
gainings
ˈɡeɪnɪŋz
gleanings
ˈɡliːnɪŋz
imaginings
ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋz
innings
ˈɪnɪŋz
mornings
ˈmɔːnɪŋz
Munnings
ˈmʌnɪŋz
petitionings
pəˈtɪʃənɪŋz
pyonings
ˈpaɪəˌnɪŋz
restrainings
rɪˈstreɪnɪŋz
screenings
ˈskriːnɪŋz
winnings
ˈwɪnɪŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERPINNINGS

underpart
underpass
underpay
underpayment
underpeep
underpeopled
underperform
underpin
underpinned
underpinning
underpitch
underpitch vault
underplant
underplay
underplot
underpopulated
underpowered
underpraise
underprepared
underprice

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERPINNINGS

attachment of earnings
beginnings
export earnings
feelings
findings
fittings
immoral earnings
invisible earnings
leggings
proceedings
rankings
ratings
retained earnings
savings
share earnings
Springs
strings
things
wings
Writings

Synonyms and antonyms of underpinnings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDERPINNINGS»

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

Translation of «underpinnings» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERPINNINGS

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

Translator English - Chinese

基础
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apuntalamientos
570 millions of speakers

English

underpinnings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подкрепления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fundamentos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভিত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fondements
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asasnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grundlagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土台
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prakara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nền tảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடித்தளத்தாங்குகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

temelleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fondamenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podbudow
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підкріплення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bazele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερεισμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderbou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underbyggnad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fundamentet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underpinnings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPINNINGS»

The term «underpinnings» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.355 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPINNINGS» OVER TIME

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

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7 QUOTES WITH «UNDERPINNINGS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underpinnings.
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Jayson Blair
Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings.
2
Bob Casey, Jr.
I do think there's a difference between what a religious leader says and does and what a public official or legislator does. But there's no question that a lot of our legal underpinnings find a good bit of their foundations in the Scriptures.
3
Curt Flood
If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.
4
Michael Moore
Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code.
5
Herbert Simon
The social sciences, I thought, needed the same kind of rigor and the same mathematical underpinnings that had made the 'hard' sciences so brilliantly successful.
6
Jay Weatherill
Our job as a government is to start with the great underpinnings of our current economic growth - particularly defence and mining - and build on these.
7
Liz Williams
Authors as diverse as Rudyard Kipling, E. Nesbit, and J. R. R. Tolkien have shaped modern paganism as greatly as any theological underpinnings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERPINNINGS»

Discover the use of underpinnings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underpinnings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of ...
Examines emotions and psychological disorders from a biological perspective, analyzing what emotions are, how they operate in the brain, and how they influence everyday lives
Joseph Ledoux, 1998
2
Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy
A guide for what citizen leaders and teachers must do to ensure that our democracy will last another century.
Brian O'Connell, 1999
3
Social Neuroscience: Toward Understanding the Underpinnings ...
This book also presents innovative combinations of multiple methodologies, including behavioral experiments, computer modeling, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) experiments, Event-Related Potential (ERP) experiments, and brain ...
Alexander Todorov, Susan Fiske, Deborah Prentice, 2011
4
The Mind's Staircase: Exploring the Conceptual Underpinnings ...
Less clear is what sort of theory should be devised to replace it. This volume describes the current ""main contenders,"" including neo-Piagetian, neo-connectionist, neo-innatist and sociocultural models.
Robbie Case, 2013
5
Peirce's Philosophy of Communication: The Rhetorical ...
In this important new book, Mats Bergman articulates a bold new approach to Peirce's semeiotic through a reassessment of the role of rhetoric in his work.
Mats Bergman, 2011
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Thailand: The Institutional and Political Underpinnings of ...
Thailand¿s successful economic adjustment program is also examined. This program produced double-digit growth rates in the late 1980s by opening trade, expanding labor-intensive exports, and encouraging foreign direct investment.
‎1993
7
Modeling and Simulation Fundamentals: Theoretical ...
The book also features chapters that outline sophisticated methodologies, verification and validation, and the importance of interoperability. A related FTP site features color representations of the book's numerous figures.
John A. Sokolowski, Catherine M. Banks, 2010
8
Underpinnings of medical ethics
In Underpinnings of Medical Ethics Edmond A. Murphy, James J. Butzow, and Edward L. Suarez-Murias offer much-needed clarification of the purview, ontological basis, and methodology of a medical ethics that is to be comprehensive and yet ...
Edmond A. Murphy, James J. Butzow, Edward L. Suarez-Murias, 1997
9
Sex difference in the human brain, their underpinnings and ...
This volume of Progress in Brain Research documents recent developments and research findings in relation to sex and how the brain’s function and behavior differs from men to women.
‎2010
10
NanoCellBiology of Secretion: Imaging Its Cellular and ...
This book will be invaluable to faculty & graduate students involved in Nano Courses; Cell Biology Courses; Biophysics Courses; and Biochemistry Courses as well as practicing Cell Biologists, Biochemists and BioPhysicists.
Bhanu P. Jena, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERPINNINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underpinnings is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Wall Street Journal: The lawless underpinnings of the Iran …
US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference on the nuclear deal with Iran on July 15, 2015 in the East Room of the White House in ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
2
The Lawless Underpinnings of the Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iranian nuclear agreement announced on July 14 is unconstitutional, violates international law and features commitments that President Obama could not ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
New interactive tool helps researchers explore genetic …
Brown University computer scientists have developed a new interactive tool to help researchers and clinicians explore the genetic underpinnings of cancer. «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
4
Genetic Underpinnings of Intermediate Phenotypes in Psychosis
The genetics of psychotic disorders suggests the presence of many risk genes, each with small effect sizes. However, the risk associated with combinations of ... «Psychiatric Times, Jul 15»
5
Toyota UUV marries ute underpinnings to a people mover body
The Toyota Ultimate Utility Vehicle has the body of a people mover and the off-roading ability of a ute, with a few hints of Mad Max thrown in for good measure. «CarAdvice, Jun 15»
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Underpinnings Of Drought Tolerance In Plants Revealed
Regions all over the globe are suffering from severe drought, which threatens crop production worldwide. This is especially worrisome given the need to ... «Science 2.0, Jun 15»
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Public Release: 11-Jun-2015 Scientists reveal underpinnings of …
Public Release: 11-Jun-2015 Scientists reveal underpinnings of drought tolerance ... species to reveal important underpinnings of drought responses in plants. «EurekAlert, Jun 15»
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Scientists find genetic underpinnings of functional brain networks …
A new study from Stanford provides the molecular underpinnings for this theory. ... interactions between remote brain regions have genetic underpinnings. «Stanford Medical Center Report, Jun 15»
9
Bats Wants Better Oversight of Stock Market's Underpinnings
Bats Global Markets Inc. wants to overhaul how a key piece of infrastructure in the U.S. stock market is governed, according to Chief Executive Officer Chris ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
10
Reuss: CT6 underpinnings could support a big Buick
Reuss hinted that any future flagship Buick for China might not use the exact same underpinnings as the CT6, which is an amalgamation of aluminum, carbon ... «Automotive News, Apr 15»

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