Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alternativism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-ter-na-tivism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.

Uncountable

noun

An ideology of limitless alternatives, and/or the practice of relating every logical alternative to a larger truth.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin alternātīvusder. Middle French alternatifbor. English alternative 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 alternativism From alternative + -ism.

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What does alternativism mean?
The rejection of a social normality through the pursuit of alternatives.
Where does alternativism come from?
Etymology tree Latin alternātīvusder. Middle French alternatifbor. English alternative 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 alternativism From alternative + -ism.

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