Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-icism

/ɪsɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -i-cism
IPA: /ɪsɪzəm/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Forms abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases.

Etymology

From -ic + -ism, either based directly on the adjective in -ic (as in asceticism, mysticism), or on the verb in -ise (as in anglicism). Some productivity within English, as in witticism (1670s, by analogy with criticism).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: -ic

Derived Forms

academicism aestheticism agnosticism anglicism athleticism classicism criticism cynicism eclecticism empiricism esotericism fanaticism

Questions

How do you pronounce -icism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪsɪzəm/.
What does -icism mean?: Forms abstract nouns from Greek or Latin bases.
Where does -icism come from?: From -ic + -ism, either based directly on the adjective in -ic (as in asceticism, mysticism), or on the verb in -ise (as in anglicism). Some productivity within English, as in witticism (1670s, by analogy with criticism).

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