11 Letter Words for Attritional
attritional, tralatition
10 Letter Words for Attritional
latitation
9 Letter Words for Attritional
attrition, latration, littorina, taliation, titration
8 Letter Words for Attritional
antiriot, attainor, attirail, latitant, liration, litation, nattoria, notarial, rational, rotalian, tritonal, tritonia
7 Letter Words for Attritional
ailanto, aionial, alation, alinota, antiair, aration, arnatto, arnotta, attaint, intaria, intrail, intrait, introit, italian, italiot, laotian, latitat, latrant, latrian, linaria, natator, notalia, notitia, otarian, rattail, rattlin, ritalin, taintor, titania, titrant, tittlin, trional
6 Letter Words for Attritional
aition, alinit, altair, anatto, anilao, anotia, anotta, antiar, antlia, antral, aortal, aroint, arolia, atonal, atonia, atrail, atrial, attain, attila, attorn, attrit, inital, inrail, intail, intort, italia, ittria, lariat, latian, latina, latino, lation, latona, latria, latron, lattin, lontar, narial, nirlit, nitril, nritta, oarial, otaria, otiant, ratina, ration, rattan, ratton, rialto, rottan, tailor, talant, talari, talion, tantra, taotai, tarnal, tartan, tirana, titano, titian, torana, tornal, tortil, totara, trilit, trinal, trinol, triton
5 Letter Words for Attritional
aalii, aaron, ainoi, aioli, airan, alani, alant, aloin, altar, altin, anlia, anoia, anoil, anoli, antal, antar, antra, aorta, arain, arati, arian, ariot, artal, atilt, atria, attal, attar, ilion, inial, inrol, intil, intra, intro, ionia, iortn, irani, irian, laari, lanai, larin, laron, latin, laton, latro, liana, liart, lirot, litai, litra, loran, lotan, naira, natal, niata, nilot, niota, nitro, nitta, noria, norit, notal, ontal, orant, ottar, raita, ranal, ranli, ratal, ratan, ratio, ratti, riant, riata, rotal, rotan, rotta, taino, taint, taira, tairn, talao, talar, talio, talon, tania, tanoa, tanti, tanto, tarin, tarot, tatar, tatin, tatta, tiara, tilia, tinta, tirol, titan, titar, tolan, tolar, tonal, toral, toran, torii, torta, total, trail, train, trait, trant, tratt, trial, trina, triol, troat, trona
4 Letter Words for Attritional
aina, aint, aion, airn, airt, alai, alan, alar, alia, alii, alin, alto, anal, anat, anil, anoa, anta, anti, aoli, aona, aria, aril, arna, arni, arno, atar, atli, atta, attn, ilia, ilot, inia, init, inro, inta, inti, intl, into, intr, iota, iran, iron, itai, ital, lain, lair, lait, lana, lant, lari, larn, lata, lati, liar, liin, lina, lino, lint, lion, lira, liri, liti, loan, loin, loir, lora, lori, lorn, lota, loti, nail, naio, nala, naoi, natl, nato, natr, nirl, nito, noil, noir, nolt, nori, nota, nott, oint, oral, oran, orna, raia, rail, rain, rait, rana, rant, rata, rato, rial, riot, rita, ritt, roan, roil, roin, roit, ront, rota, roti, rotl, rtlt, taal, taar, tail, tain, tait, tala, tali, tana, tara, tari, tarn, taro, tart, tatt, tiao, tiar, tilt, tint, tirl, titi, toat, toil, toit, tola, tolt, tori, torn, tort, trat, trin, trio, trit, trna, tron, trot
3 Letter Words for Attritional
aal, aia, ail, ain, air, ait, ala, aln, alo, alt, ana, ant, aor, ara, arn, art, att, iaa, iao, ilo, int, ion, ira, ita, laa, lai, lan, lao, lar, lat, lin, lir, lit, lnr, loa, lor, lot, ltr, naa, nar, nat, nil, nit, noa, nol, nor, not, oar, oat, oii, oil, ola, ona, oni, ont, ora, orl, ort, rai, ran, rat, ria, rin, rio, rit, rna, roi, ron, rot, rti, taa, tai, tal, tan, tao, tar, tat, til, tin, tit, tln, tlo, tlr, tnt, toa, toi, tol, ton, tor, tot, tra, tri, trt
Definitions for Attritional
[1] a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
[2] a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment: The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition.
[3] a gradual reduction in work force without firing of personnel, as when workers resign or retire and are not replaced.
[4] the act of rubbing against something; friction.
[5] a wearing down or away by friction; abrasion.
[6] Theology . imperfect contrition. See under contrition(def 2) .
[7] the act of wearing away or the state of being worn away, as by friction
[8] constant wearing down to weaken or destroy (often in the phrase war of attrition )
[9] Also called: natural wastage a decrease in the size of the workforce of an organization achieved by not replacing employees who retire or resign
[10] geography the grinding down of rock particles by friction during transportation by water, wind, or ice Compare abrasion (def. 3), corrasion
[11] theol sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation, esp as contrasted with contrition, which arises purely from love of God
Words related to Attritional
attritionapologetic, ashamed, sorrowful, contrite, remorseful, regretful, sad, repentant, sorry, touched, humble, conciliatory, abject, conscience-stricken, rueful, compunctious, penitential, disappointed, mournful
Words nearby Attritional
attritionattribution, attribution theory, attributive, attrit, attrite, attrition, attu, attucks, attucks, crispus, attune, atty
Origin of Attritional
1325–75; Middle English < Latin attrītiōn- (stem of attrītiō ) friction. See attrite, -ion
Other words from Attritional
at·tri·tion·al , adjective
at·tri·tive [uh -trahy -tiv] /əˈtraɪ tɪv/ , adjective
in·ter·at·tri·tion , noun
Word origin for Attritional
C14: from Late Latin attrītiō a rubbing against something, from Latin atterere to weaken, from terere to rub
Synonyms for Attritional
repentant, abject, apologetic, atoning, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, rueful, sorry
