corrival means having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry. It carries an Arena rating of 1704, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, corrival ranks #4,135 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #5,250 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #5,756 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #5,853 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say.
corrival is pronounced /kəˈɹaɪvəl/.
Why “corrival” is a great word
A person who contends with another for the same object or goal, sharing the very source of contention. From Middle French corrival, from Latin corrīvālis, from com- ("with, together") + rīvālis ("rival, originally one using the same stream"). First known use in English in 1579. Unlike “rival,” which evokes stark opposition, or “competitor,” a general and clinical term, “corrival” suggests an equal drawn from a common origin—a companion in contest. It is the fellow artist eyeing the same patron in the crowded hall, the scholar seeking the same elusive truth from the same ancient text, the two trees entwined in a silent battle for a patch of sun—a recognition that the deepest oppositions are forged from the same ground.
Etymology
From Middle French corrival, from Latin corrīvālis.
adj
- Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry.e.g.“Not thinking, perhaps, that this would be, to erect a Power equal, and corrival with that of God Almighty […]” — 1701, Bishop William Fleetwood, An Essay Upon Miracles:
noun
- A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival.e.g.“So he that doth redeem her thence might wear
Without corrival all her dignities:
But out upon this half-facd fellowship!” — 1598, Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1:
- A companion.e.g.“The Prince of Wales, Lord John of Lancaster,
The noble Westmoreland, and warlike Blunt;
And many more corrivals and dear men
Of estimation and command in arms.” — 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1:
verb
- To compete with; to rival
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