Definition of PROGNOSTIC

prognostic

Plural: prognostics

Noun

  • a sign of something about to happen
  • prognosis
  • A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
  • A prediction of the future.
  • One who predicts the future.

Adjective Satellite

  • of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

Adj

  • Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from πρό (pró) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn to know, to perceive, to mark, to learn”).

Scrabble Score: 15

prognostic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prognostic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prognostic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

prognostic: valid Words With Friends Word