avoidant
/əˈvɔɪdənt/adjective, noun
avoidant is spelled A-V-O-I-D-A-N-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, avoidant means “Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in avoidant?
| Letters | 8: A-V-O-I-D-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is avoidant?
Avoidant appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce avoidant?
- /əˈvɔɪdənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-avoidant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of avoidant
- more avoidant comparative
- most avoidant superlative
- avoidants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avoidant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting avoidance; avoiding something.
noun
- 1
A person who exhibits avoidance.
- 2
A person who exhibits a dismissive-avoidant or fearful-avoidant attachment style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Avoidant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exhibiting avoidance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | evitante, evitador, evitativo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does avoidant come from?
From avoid + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).