Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decisionist

/dɪˈsɪʒənɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-ci-sion-ist
IPA
/dɪˈsɪʒənɪst/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to decisionism.

noun

A proponent of decisionism.

Etymology

Etymology tree English decision Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English decisionist From decision + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈsɪʒənɪst/

Inflected Forms

more decisionist (comparative) most decisionist (superlative) decisionists (plural)

Synonyms

decisionistic

Questions

How do you pronounce decisionist?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɪʒənɪst/.
What does decisionist mean?
Of or pertaining to decisionism.
Where does decisionist come from?
Etymology tree English decision Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English decisionist From decision + -ist.

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