predominant

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/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnənt/

adjective

Common or widespread; prevalent.

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prevailingprevalentdominantrifefrequentoverridingparamountpredominate
OriginMiddle French prédominant ← Medieval Latin praedominans →
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Meanings

adjectivepredominant (comparative more predominant, superlative most predominant)

comparative more predominant · superlative most predominant · alternative obsolete prædominant

  1. Common or widespread; prevalent.
  2. Significant or important; dominant.

    On Lord Marchmont's return, he, too, was struck with the unusual appearance of confusion in his hall; but anger was his predominant sensation when he heard that Henrietta had actually set off without waiting one moment.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Truth of Presentiments”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 305
nounpredominant (plural predominants)

plural predominants · alternative obsolete prædominant

  1. entertainmentA subdominant.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivemost frequent or common

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prevailingprevalentdominantrifefrequent

adjectivehaving superior power and influence

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overridingparamountpredominatepreponderantpreponderatingdominant
Also see
commondominantepidemicfar-flungfrequentoverridingpandemicparamountpredominatepreponderantprevailingprevalentrifesupremewidespread

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinpraedominans
  2. Middle Frenchprédominant
  3. Englishpredominant

From Middle French prédominant, ultimately from Medieval Latin praedominans. By surface analysis, pre- + dominant.

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Translations

Bulgarian преобладаващ, доминиращ
  • преобладаващ (preobladavašt)common or widespread; prevalent
  • доминиращ (dominirašt)significant or important; dominant
Catalan predominant, predominant
  • predominantcommon or widespread; prevalent
  • predominantsignificant or important; dominant
Czech převažující
  • převažujícícommon or widespread; prevalent
Finnish vallitseva, vallitseva
  • vallitsevacommon or widespread; prevalent
  • vallitsevasignificant or important; dominant
  • hallitsevasignificant or important; dominant
French prédominant
  • prédominantcommon or widespread; prevalent
Hungarian túlnyomó, uralkodó
  • túlnyomócommon or widespread; prevalent
  • uralkodósignificant or important; dominant
Irish ardcheannasach
  • ardcheannasachsignificant or important; dominant
Italian predominante, significativo
  • predominantecommon or widespread; prevalent
  • significativosignificant or important; dominant
Latin superans
  • superanssignificant or important; dominant
Norwegian Bokmål fremherskende
  • fremherskendecommon or widespread; prevalent
Polish przeważający, dominujący
  • przeważającycommon or widespread; prevalent
  • dominującysignificant or important; dominant
Portuguese predominante, predominante
  • predominantecommon or widespread; prevalent
  • predominantesignificant or important; dominant
Russian преоблада́ющий, госпо́дствующий
  • преоблада́ющий (preobladájuščij)common or widespread; prevalent
  • госпо́дствующий (gospódstvujuščij)significant or important; dominant
  • домини́рующий (dominírujuščij)significant or important; dominant
Spanish predominante, predominante
  • predominantecommon or widespread; prevalent
  • predominantesignificant or important; dominant
Cite this entry
APA

predominant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predominant

MLA

“predominant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predominant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predominant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predominant.

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