Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiessentialist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: antiessen-tial-ist
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing essentialism.

noun

One who opposes essentialism.

Example Sentences

"Cassavetes' cinema is antiessentialist. Behavior is not reducible to origins, causes, intentions, motives, goals, or desires."

Etymology

From anti- + essentialist.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more antiessentialist (comparative) most antiessentialist (superlative) antiessentialists (plural)

Questions

What does antiessentialist mean?: Opposing essentialism.
Where does antiessentialist come from?: From anti- + essentialist.

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