Expletive

What do we mean by expletive?

An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene. noun

A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line. noun

A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It's raining and There are many books on the table. noun

Added or inserted in order to fill out something, such as a sentence or a metrical line. adjective

Serving to fill up; added to fill a vacancy, or for factitious emphasis: specifically used of words. See II., 2.

Something used to fill up; something not necessary but used for embellishment. noun

In rhetoric and grammar, a word or syllable which is not necessary to the sense or construction, or to an adequate description of a thing, but which is added for rhetorical, rhythmical, or metrical reasons, or which, being once necessary or significant, has lost notional force. noun

Hence, by euphemism, an oath; an exclamatory imprecation: as, his conversation was garnished with expletives. noun

A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath. noun

Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling up; superfluous. adjective

Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant adjective

Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers) adjective

A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath. noun

A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position. noun

A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning. noun

A word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line noun

Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger noun

A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.

A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

A word that adds to the strength of a phrase without affecting its meaning.

Words that are spelled similarly to expletive:
expletive, explosive, expletives, expletion, exploitive, depletive, expiative, expective, repletive, excretive.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word expletive:
attributive, intensifier, expletives, profanity, uttered, fuck, syntactic, pronoun, predicate, fucking, censored, delighted, dummy, adjective, bloody, sentences, linguistics, inserted, phrases, verb, bat, word, phrase, error, meaning, heard, object, expression, subject, calls, sense, you, words, incident, getting, expressed, refer, say, broadcast, english, call, got, audience, face, fans, appear.

Adjectives that are often used to describe expletive:
mere, mild, favorite, common, occasional, overt, strong, null, single, favourite, profane, empty, english, vulgar, letter, unmeaning, strongest, loud, short, only, french, violent, utter, forcible, simple, angry, usual, harmless, characteristic, pure, final, familiar, muffled, harsh, coarse, popular, sharp, stronger, obscene, true, colorful, soft, unladylike, innocent, unnecessary, emphatic, introductory, silent, foul, rapid, vigorous, meaningless, feeble, brief, interjectional, unprintable, explosive, indignant, redundant, pious, earthy, word, light, authoritative, appropriate, convenient, whispered, smothered, suitable, russian, sudden, strange, objectionable, rare, rude, terse, spanish, horrid, unwonted, untranslatable, offensive, field, forceful, savage, crude.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective expletive:
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Consonant match to expletive:
exploitive, exploit of.

Words that sound like expletive:
expletive, exploitive, expletives, exploiting, exploitative, explosiv, explate, expositive, exploited, expletory, explosive, exploding, exploit, exploits, explicative, explorative, expective, expeditive, explanative, exploded, explan, exploiter, elative, explicating, explosivo.