Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passéist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pas-seist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person having an excessive regard for the past.

adj

Having an excessive regard for the past.

Example Sentences

"If Mr. Marinetti had composed a Passéist poem as well as a Futurist “record” upon the same subject, we might have been able to judge."
"The last section of the film contrasted a Futurist with a passéist five-o'clock tea."
"Rather, in representing the passéist 'nightmare' that haunts the progressive artists, it affirms the urgency of society's Futurist renewal that is to follow."

Etymology

Borrowed from French passéiste.

Inflected Forms

passéists (plural) more passéist (comparative) most passéist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

passéism

Synonyms

passéistic

Antonyms

futurist futuristic

Questions

What does passéist mean?: A person having an excessive regard for the past.
Where does passéist come from?: Borrowed from French passéiste.

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