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ascriptive

UK
/əˈskrɪp.tɪv/
US
/əˈskrɪp.tɪv/

Translations

ascriptiveadjective
more ascriptive
Comp.
most ascriptive
Super.
UK
/əˈskrɪp.tɪv/
US
/əˈskrɪp.tɪv/
ascriptifSociologie, linguistique ; se dit d’une qualité, d’un statut ou d’une identité attribués à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.
The ascriptive nature of the label made it difficult for him to escape the stereotype.
La nature ascriptifve de l’étiquette lui rendait difficile d’échapper au stéréotype.
Additional translations
attribuéSurtout pour un statut ou une identité donnés à la naissance ou imposés de l’extérieur.
Synonyms
attributive
ascribed
imputed
assignable

Definitions

ascriptiveadjective
Relating to the attribution of a quality or characteristic to a person or thing.
The ascriptive nature of the label made it difficult for him to escape the stereotype.
Designating a social status, quality, or identity that is assigned at birth or involuntarily rather than achieved.
Race is an ascriptive status that individuals cannot change through personal effort.
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