Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antinuke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: antinuke
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to nuclear weapons.

adj

Opposed to nuclear power.

noun

One who opposes nuclear weapons.

Informal

Example Sentences

""Dig a Hole in the Ground or How to Prosper During the Coming Nuclear War" is one of the most effective anti-nuke sonngs that I have heard in the '80s."
"Holly Near […] interpreter for the deaf Susan Freudlich […] and pianist J. T. Thomas […] appeared in Bostonr Nov. 28 as part of a national tour aimed at educating people about nuclear power. […] The concert was introduced by Dr. Helen Caldicott (left) author of Nuclear Madness and a founder of the anti-nuke movement in Australia."
"But when the antinukes quote this study, they do not tell anybody that it's been discredited."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English nuclearclip. English nuke English antinuke From anti- + nuke.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more antinuke (comparative) most antinuke (superlative) antinukes (plural)

Derived Forms

antinuker

Questions

What does antinuke mean?: Opposed to nuclear weapons.
Where does antinuke come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English nuclearclip. English nuke English antinuke From anti- + nuke.

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