Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gradualist

/ɡɹˈædʒəwəlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: grad-u-al-ist
IPA: /ɡɹˈædʒəwəlɪst/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who believes in gradualism.

Example Sentences

"Word has it that the DfT and Treasury are considering gradualist tinkering."

Etymology

Etymology tree English gradual 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 gradualist From gradual + -ist.

Inflected Forms

gradualists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

punctuationist saltationist

Questions

How do you pronounce gradualist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈædʒəwəlɪst/.
What does gradualist mean?: One who believes in gradualism.
Where does gradualist come from?: Etymology tree English gradual 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 gradualist From gradual + -ist.

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