Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

completionism

/kəmˈpli.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-ple-tion-ism
IPA: /kəmˈpli.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The goal of achieving every objective in a game, as opposed to merely doing enough to win.

Uncountable

noun

The goal of collecting, visiting, experiencing, etc. every item of a set.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lee's crossover idea was a sales bonanza, propelling Marvel readership inot unheard-of spheres of completionism"
"I say "almost" because, for as exhaustive an attempt at completionism as this has been, I know I don't have them all."
"There is an infections completionism to the way millennials travel; we visit one country for a short while and consider it done, ticket off."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Italic *plēō Latin pleō Latin compleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin completiolbor. English completion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English completionism From completion + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəmˈpli.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/
British English: /kəmˈpliː.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

completionist

Questions

How do you pronounce completionism?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpli.ʃən.ɪ.zəm/.
What does completionism mean?: The goal of achieving every objective in a game, as opposed to merely doing enough to win.
Where does completionism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Italic *plēō Latin pleō Latin compleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin completiolbor. English completion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English completionism From completion + -ism.

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