prevailing (redirected from prevailingness)

pre·vail·ing  (pr-vlng)

adj.

1. Most frequent or common; predominant.

2. Generally current; widespread.

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pre·vailing·ly adv.

pre·vailing·ness n.

Synonyms: prevailing, prevalent, current
These adjectives denote what exists or is encountered generally at a particular time. Prevailing applies to what is most frequent or common at a certain time or in a certain place: took a poll to find the prevailing opinion.
Prevalent suggests widespread existence or occurrence but does not imply predominance: a belief that was prevalent in the Middle Ages.
Current often stresses the present time and is frequently applied to what is subject to frequent change: current psychoanalytic theories.

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prevailing

Adjective

1. widespread: the prevailing mood

2. most usual: the prevailing wind is from the west

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

prevailing - most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" predominant, prevalent, rife, dominant frequent - coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"

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prevailing

adjective 1. widespread, general, established, popular, common, set, current, usual, ordinary, fashionable, in style, customary, prevalent, in vogue

adjective 2. predominating, ruling, main, existing, principal

Translations

prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] adj (= dominant) → predominante

prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] prevail adj (= widespread) → courant(e) → répandu(e); [wind] → dominant(e)

prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] prevail adj [wind, fashion etc] → vorherrschend

prevailing [prɪˈveɪlɪŋ] adj → dominante