dismissive
dis·miss·ive/dəsˈmɪsɪv/adjective
dismissive is spelled D-I-S-M-I-S-S-I-V-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (dis·miss·ive). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dismissive means “Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dismissive?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-M-I-S-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dis·miss·ive |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dismissive?
Dismissive appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 dismissive?
- UK /dɪsˈmɪsɪv/
- US /dəsˈmɪsɪv/
Dismissive has 3 syllables, split dis·miss·ive in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-dismissive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dismissive?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dismissive from its last stressed vowel (/ɪsɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dismissive
- more dismissive comparative
- most dismissive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dismissive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Showing disregard, indicating rejection, serving to dismiss.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dismissive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense adjective:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | displicente, dar(le) poca importancia a, quitar(le) importancia a |
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 dismissive come from?
From dismiss + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).