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conformist

/kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
con-form-ist
IPA
/kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

noun

A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)

adj

Conforming to established customs, etc.

noun

In English history, a person whose religious practices conformed with the requirements of the Act of Uniformity and who was therefore in concert with the established Church of England, as opposed to those of the Nonconformists, whose practices were not acceptable to the Church of England.

Etymology

Etymology tree English conform 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 conformist From conform + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/
  • British English: /kənˈfɔː.mɪst/

Inflected Forms

conformists (plural) more conformist (comparative) most conformist (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticonformist conformistic hyperconformist osmoconformist semiconformist ultraconformist unconformist

Phrases

scarce conformist

Frequently Paired Words

lemming nonconformist

Synonyms

conforming

Antonyms

nonconformist maverick

Rhymes With

reformist non-conformist nonconformist

Questions

How do you pronounce conformist?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfɔɹ.mɪst/.
What does conformist mean?
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
Where does conformist come from?
Etymology tree English conform 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 conformist From conform + -ist.

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