preventive, preventative, prophylactic
(adjective) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; “preventive medicine”; “vaccines are prophylactic”; “a prophylactic drug”
preventive, preventative
(adjective) tending to prevent or hinder
contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
(noun) an agent or device intended to prevent conception
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
(noun) any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
preventive, preventative, prophylactic
(noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; “the doctor recommended several preventatives”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preventative (comparative more preventative, superlative most preventative)
Alternative form of preventive
preventative (plural preventatives)
Alternative form of preventive
• Preventative is in all senses synonymous with preventive. Many speakers prefer to use preventative in noun senses and preventive in adjective senses.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*vent"a*tive, n.
Definition: That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
