Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avuncularism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: avun-cu-lar-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An avuncular attitude.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Their heavy paternalism was in some ways a better thing than the slapdash, half-bogus fraternalism of the French, or the priggish avuncularism of the British."

Etymology

From avuncular + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: avuncular

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

avunculism (alternative)

Questions

What does avuncularism mean?: An avuncular attitude.
Where does avuncularism come from?: From avuncular + -ism.

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