Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-arism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -arism
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form an adjective meaning "action, process, result, or ideology" from adjectives and nouns ending in -ary.

Example Sentences

"sectary + -arism → sectarism (“adherence to a particular sect”)"
"sedentary + -arism → sedentarism (“habit of being sedentary”)"
"tertiary + -arism → tertiarism (“state of being tertiary”)"
"unitary + -arism → unitarism (“belief in centralization”)"

Etymology

By surface analysis, -ar(y) + -ism.

Questions

What does -arism mean?: Used to form an adjective meaning "action, process, result, or ideology" from adjectives and nouns ending in -ary.
Where does -arism come from?: By surface analysis, -ar(y) + -ism.

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