supervenient
adjective
supervenient is spelled S-U-P-E-R-V-E-N-I-E-N-T: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, supervenient means “In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in supervenient?
| Letters | 12: S-U-P-E-R-V-E-N-I-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 supervenient?
Supervenient appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of supervenient
- more supervenient comparative
- most supervenient superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does supervenient mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set
If mental properties are supervenient on physical properties, people with identical bodies will also have identical minds.
- 2
Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does supervenient come from?
From Latin supervenient-, stem of superveniens, present participle of supervenio (“to come to or in addition to, to overtake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).