Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allistic

/æˈlɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lis-tic
IPA: /æˈlɪstɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: neurotypical"
"As with the rest of the article, I am following the conventions of the disabled people I am discussing. Autistics prefer to be called "autistic" and perceive the term "people with autism" as an allistic (non-autistic) phrase."
"The ASMC, like A$, aims mostly at helping to ease the “burden” autistic children and family members place on their allistic relatives and caretakers."
"For those who don’t know, Autism Speaks has an executive board and leadership made entirely of allistic people, or people who are not autistic."

Etymology

From allo- + -istic, by analogy with autistic; compare allism.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: allo
Suffix: istic

Frequently Paired Words

neurotypical neuroatypical

Synonyms

neurotypical nonautistic unautistic

Antonyms

autistic

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic ballistic autistic futuristic holistic journalistic pessimistic

Questions

How do you pronounce allistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /æˈlɪstɪk/.
What does allistic mean?: Not autistic.
Where does allistic come from?: From allo- + -istic, by analogy with autistic; compare allism.

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