How Many Syllables in Degenerative?

The word Degenerative has 5 syllables: de-gen-er-a-tive.
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Definition of Degenerative

tending to decline or deteriorate; having a progressively harmful effect

How should Degenerative divide into syllables

This word has five syllables. The vowels are 'e', 'e', 'a', and 'i'. The consonants are 'd', 'g', 'n', 'r', 't', and 'v'.

Part of Speech - Degenerative

The degenerative disease caused him to lose his memory.

Sentences with Degenerative

• The degenerative effects of the pollution were evident in the dying trees.
• His degenerative illness caused him to lose the use of his legs.
• The injured player's condition was degenerative and would end his career.
• The degenerative changes in her spine caused constant pain.
• The degenerative nature of the disease meant it would only get worse over time.
• The degenerative effects of aging can be slowed down with exercise.
• The degenerative process of rust had eaten away at the metal.
• The degenerative disease had taken a toll on his mental health.
• The building's degenerative structure was deemed unsafe by inspectors.
• The degenerative effects of drug addiction had ruined his life.

Quotes with Degenerative

• The degenerative character of history is amply demonstrated by the fact that, in the contest for supremacy, Hellenism ended in the triumph of Rome." - Goldwin Smith", "The degenerative process of aging is so predictable that we can now plan to grow old." - Florence King
• The progressive degeneration of metaphysics into epistemology and of epistemology, finally, into sophisticated skepticism is the inevitable symptom of an age in which the loss of being is the greatest loss of all." - Eugenio Montale", "The degenerative influence of the press is so great that it seems to me to outweigh any possible benefit that might be derived from it." - Edgar Allan Poe
• The degenerative tendencies of power are always stronger than the progressive tendencies of reason." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe",
• As the body grows weaker
• so does the mind. But the vicious circle of age is not merely degenerative. It can also be a source of liberation.
• Oliver Sacks
• The degenerative effects of a life of sin are like rust that eats away at the soul." - Billy Graham", "The degenerative effects of the disease were visible in the way she stumbled and slurred her words." - Robin Cook
• The degenerative changes in his spine had made it impossible for him to stand upright." - Michael Crichton", "The degenerative nature of addiction meant that he would never be able to quit on his own." - Augusten Burroughs

Number of characters in Degenerative

12 ( d, e, g, e, n, e, r, a, t, i, v, e )

Unique letters in Degenerative

9 ( d, e, g, n, r, a, t, i, v )

Degenerative Backwards

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How to Pronounce Degenerative

IPA (International): dɪˈdʒenɜ:ʌtɪv

ARA (American): dɪˈdʒɛnɝʌtɪv

EPA (English): dɪˈdʒenɜ:ʌtɪv

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