Proportionate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being in due proportion

agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənət/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəpˈɔːʃənət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəpˈɔːʃənət/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹəpˈɔːɹʃənət/.

Examples

proportionate representation of a minority group

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

symmetrical harmonious

Antonyms

disproportionate

Parts of Speech

adjective	being in due proportion “proportionate representation of a minority group”
adjective	agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
adjective	exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

Word Forms

proportionateness	noun	the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
harmony	noun	a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
harmoniousness	noun	compatibility in opinion and action

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verhältnismäßig

in angemessenem Verhältnis stehen

🇫🇷French

proportionné

étant en juste proportion

🇪🇸Spanish

proporcionado

estando en la debida proporción

🇮🇹Italian

proporzionato

essendo debitamente proporzionato

🇳🇱Dutch

evenredig

in de juiste verhouding zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

proporcional

estando na devida proporção

🇷🇺Russian

соразмерный

быть в должной пропорции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सदृश

उचित अनुपात में होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সমানুপাতিক

যথাযথ অনুপাতে হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

விகிதாசார

உரிய விகிதத்தில் இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుపాతంలో

తగిన నిష్పత్తిలో ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

आनुपातिक

योग्य प्रमाणात असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રમાણસર

યોગ્ય પ્રમાણમાં હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾಣಾನುಗುಣವಾದ

ಸರಿಯಾದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആനുപാതികമായ

ഉചിതമായ അനുപാതത്തിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਪਾਤੀ

ਉਚਿਤ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

متناسب

مناسب تناسب میں ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

相称的

处于适当的比例

🇯🇵Japanese

比例する

相応の割合であること

🇰🇷Korean

균형 잡히게 하다

적절한 비율로 존재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tương xứng

theo đúng tỷ lệ

🇹🇭Thai

ได้สัดส่วน

อยู่ในสัดส่วนที่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

sebanding

berada dalam proporsi yang wajar

🇵🇭Filipino

proporsyonal

pagiging nasa angkop na proporsyon

🇲🇾Malay

berkadar

berada dalam perkadaran yang sewajarnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متناسب

كونها في نسبة مناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

متناسب

به نسبت مناسب بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

orantılı

gerekli oranda orantılı olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

פרופורציונלי

להיות בפרופורציה הראויה

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The primary meaning of 'proportionate' is 'being in due proportion'.

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'proportionate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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