Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humanistic

/ˌhjuːməˈnɪ.stɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: hu-man-is-tic
IPA: /ˌhjuːməˈnɪ.stɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to humanism.

Example Sentences

"I recognize thee, Satan, and I spit in thine face Whatever happened to the human race? What happened to the humanistic faith? What happens to human waste?"
"“The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.” Apple is a humanistic tech company. It’s also the largest company in the world."

Etymology

Etymology tree English humanist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English humanistic From humanist + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more humanistic (comparative) most humanistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antihumanistic humanistically neohumanistic nonhumanistic sociohumanistic unhumanistic

Synonyms

human-centered human-centred humanist humanitarian humane

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce humanistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhjuːməˈnɪ.stɪk/.
What does humanistic mean?: Of or pertaining to humanism.
Where does humanistic come from?: Etymology tree English humanist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English humanistic From humanist + -ic.

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