dominant
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dominant
- /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ UK
- /ˈdɑmənənt/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈdɔmɪnənt/ Australia
- [ˈdɔ̟mənənt] New Zealand
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French dominant.
noun dominants
- The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
- The triad built on the dominant tone.
- Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote. Finally, if we suppose provisionally that the mutant genes are dominant just as often as they are recessive, selection will be far more severe in eliminating the disadvantageous dominants than in eliminating the disadvantageous recessives.
- A species or organism that is dominant. Landowners cannot afford to cut submerchantable trees, yet many hesitate to cut merchantable dominants and codominants at the risk of downgrading the residual stand.
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The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.
This calendar is not for the faint of heart (unless you have some strong butch dominant to hold you while you swoon)
Opposite: submissive
Similar: dominator
adjective more dominant · most dominant
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Ruling; governing; prevailing
The dominant party controlled the government.
Similar: imposing
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Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
Similar: prevalent
- Of a body part, preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
- Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
- Being the dominant Dominant seventh
Opposite: obedient, submissive, defiant, rebellious
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: superior, in charge, controlling, paramount, supreme, predominate, predominant, preponderant, ascendant, ascendent, possessive, overriding, sovereign, dominating, governing, preponderating
noun
Similar: dominator
adjective
Opposite: obedient, submissive, defiant, rebellious
Translations
Every language
noun tone of a musical scale
| 한국어 | 딸림음 ttallimeum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 属音 zokuon |
| 中文 | 屬音 /属音 shǔyīn |
| Português | dominante |
| Ελληνικά | δεσπόζουσα despózousa |
| Русский | домина́нта dominánta |
adj ruling, governing
| 日本語 | 支配的 shihaiteki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 主要 zhǔyào |
| Português | dominante |
| Français | dominant |
| Deutsch | dominant |
| Italiano | dominante |
| Ελληνικά | κύριος kýrios |
| Română | dominant, dominantă |
| Русский | преоблада́ющий preobladájuščij, госпо́дствующий gospódstvujuščij, домини́рующий dominírujuščij |
| العربية | سَائِد sāʔid |
| עברית | דומיננטי dominant'i |
adj predominant, common
| Español | dominante, imperante |
|---|---|
| Português | dominante |
| Français | dominant |
| Italiano | dominante, predominante, più diffuso |
| Ελληνικά | επικρατών epikratón, υπερισχύων yperischýon |
| Română | predominant, preponderent |
| Русский | преоблада́ющий preobladájuščij, домини́рующий dominírujuščij |
| العربية | سَائِد sāʔid, شَائِع šāʔiʕ |
Talk about this word "dominant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dominant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dominant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dominant "dominant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dominant.Cite this
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title = {dominant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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