Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tourism

/ˈtʊɹɪzəm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables: tourism
IPA: /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.

Uncountable

noun

The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.

Uncountable

noun

The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mass tourism damaged the beach."
"The state treats Jeju tourism as ideological contraband. […] By criminalizing tourism, the state criminalizes faith."
"Tourism brings a lot of tax revenue to the area."
"libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tourism From tour + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/
British English: /ˈtʊəɹɪzəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tourisms (plural)

Derived Forms

agritourism agrotourism alcotourism antitourism apitourism aquatourism architourism astrotourism avitourism cybertourism ecotourism enotourism

Phrases

abortion tourism accessible tourism adventure tourism alternative tourism benefit tourism birth tourism bookstore tourism burglary tourism

Frequently Paired Words

tourist

Synonyms

touristry

Questions

How do you pronounce tourism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʊɹɪzəm/.
What does tourism mean?: The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
Where does tourism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *tórh₁nos Proto-Hellenic *tórnos Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos)bor. Latin tornus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin tornō Old French torner Old French tourder. English tour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English tourism From tour + -ism.

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