Definitions for rife
raɪfrife

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rifeadjective

   most frequent or common

   "prevailing winds"

2. overabundant, plethoric, rifeadjective

   excessively abundant

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. rifeadverb

   Plentifully, abundantly.

   The snowdrops grow rife on the slopes of Mount Pembroke.

2. rifeadjective

   Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.

   The red deer are rife in these woodlands.

3. rifeadjective

   Widespread, common (especially of unpleasant or harmful things).

   The red deer are rife in these woodlands.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RIFEadjective

   Prevalent; prevailing; abounding. It is now only used of epidemical distempers.

   Etymology: ryfe , Saxon; rijf, Dutch.

   While those restless desires, in great men rise,
   To visit so low folks did much disdain,
   This while, though poor, they in themselves did reign. Philip Sidney.

   Guyon closely did await
   Avantage; whilst his foe did rage most rife;
   Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight,
   And falsed oft his blows. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   The plague was then rife in Hungary. Richard Knolles.

   Blessings then are plentiful and rife,
   More plentiful than hope. George Herbert.

   Space may produce new worlds; whereof so rife
   There went a fame in heav’n, that he ere long
   Intended to create. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. i.

   This is the place,
   Whence ev’n now the tumult of loud mirth
   Was rife, and perfect in my list’ning ear. John Milton.

   That grounded maxim
   So rife and celebrated in the mouths
   Of wisest men, that to the publick good
   Private respects must yield. John Milton.

   Before the plague of London, inflammations of the lungs were rife and mortal. John Arbuthnot, on Air.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rife

   Rife is an adjective that describes something unpleasant or undesirable that is very common, widespread, or frequent.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rifeadjective

   prevailing; prevalent; abounding

2. Rifeadjective

   having power; active; nimble

3. Etymology: [AS. rf abundant, or Icel. rfr munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RIFE

   RIFE is a content management framework designed for rapid web application development in Java, without using J2EE. RIFE's design blends together in a consistent component object model two approaches, request-based and component-based. Through a centralized site structure, an application can be split up into reusable binary modules that can be integrated into other projects.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rife

   rīf, adj. prevailing: abundant: plentiful: well supplied: current: manifest.—adv. Rife′ly.—n. Rife′ness. [A.S. rífe; Dut. rijf, Ice. rífr.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rife

   An old provincial term for a salt-water pond.

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1. RIFE

   What does RIFE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RIFE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RIFE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rife is ranked #5268 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rife surname appeared 6,620 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Rife.
   
   93.1% or 6,166 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 152 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 135 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 110 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.3% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.

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Anagrams for rife »

1. fire

2. refi

3. reif

How to pronounce rife?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rife in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rife in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of rife in a Sentence

1. Robert Ford:

   This is a situation which is rife with the risk of unintended consequences.

2. Hong Kong leader C.Y. Leung:

   Last year was no easy ride for Hong Kong. Our society was rife with differences and conflicts, in the coming year, I hope that all people in Hong Kong will take inspiration from the sheep's character and pull together in an accommodating manner to work for Hong Kong's future.

3. Brad Pitt:

   Most of our films, which I feel is a mistake, get defined by the opening weekend. They'll say it's a hit or it's a miss. But all of my favorite films, I found them well after the fact, history is rife with films that we love today that were abysmal' bombs' on their opening weekend. And we find them later, or we catch up with them.

4. Tim Davie:

   It’s often said truth is the first casualty of war. In a conflict where disinformation and propaganda is rife, there is a clear need for factual and independent news people can trust – and in a significant development, millions more Russians are turning to the BBC, we will continue giving the Russian people access to the truth, however we can.

5. Mike Gold:

   I would caution anyone from popping the champagne quite yet, this matter is rife with the opportunity for misperception and misunderstanding.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rife
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rife
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rife
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rife
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rife
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rife
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=rife
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=rife