enthetic
/ɛnˈθɛtɪk/
enthetic adjective: contagious; catching.
Adjective
enthetic (not comparable)
- contagious; catching
- an enthetic disease like syphilis
Origin of enthetic
From Ancient Greek ἐνθετικός (enthetikós, “fit for implanting”), from ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “put in”).
Words that rhyme with enthetic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
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- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
Questions about enthetic
- What does enthetic mean?
- Enthetic means contagious; catching.
- What part of speech is enthetic?
- Enthetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce enthetic?
- Enthetic is pronounced /ɛnˈθɛtɪk/.
Words near enthetic in the dictionary
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