dominant

dominant is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.
2. noun. The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
3. noun. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
4. noun. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
5. adjective. exercising influence or control

   "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"

   "the dominant partner in the marriage"

6. adjective. (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
7. adjective. most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

   Synonyms: predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife

Synonyms

predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife

Common word forms

dominants, dominantly

Words from these letters

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