bearing
nounHow many syllables in bearing?
There are 2 syllables in the word bearing.How to pronounce bearing:
Definition of bearing:
- bearing (noun):
- relevance to
- relevant relation or interconnection.
- the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself the manner in which one bears (see bear entry 2 sense 2f) oneself
Synonyms for bearing:
aim
applicability
application
appurtenance
armorial bearing
carriage
charge
comportment
connection
heading
heraldic bearing
import
importance
materiality
mien
pertinence
posture
presence
reference
relation
relevance
relevancy
significance
supporting
Antonyms for bearing:
aimlessness
baseness
disinterest
emptiness
ethereality
extraneousness
frivolity
frivolousness
hollowness
immateriality
impertinence
improperness
impropriety
inapplicability
inappositeness
inappropriateness
inaptness
incongruity
inconsequence
inconsequentiality
inconsequentialness
inconsiderableness
inconsistency
incorrectness
indifference
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