Meanings
adjectiveendocentric (not comparable)
- not comparableFocused or centered within itself, and not on something external.
- not comparablegrammarFulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents.
The noun "houseboat" is endocentric because "boat" is also a noun.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish endosentrinen
- endosentrinen(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents
French endocentrique
- endocentrique(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents
German endozentrisch
- endozentrisch(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents
Hungarian endocentrikus
- endocentrikus(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents
Italian endocentrico
- endocentrico(grammar, of a phrase or compound word) fulfilling the same grammatical role as one of its constituents
Cite this entry
APA
endocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocentric
MLA
“endocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endocentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endocentric.
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