Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bodyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: body-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Prejudice based on the appearance of someone's body

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Politically, nothing is a more powerful distraction from the female conscience than focusing on bodyism."
"When do we cease to be a collection of many different beauties and become a bunch of “isms” instead, such as ageism, sexism, racism, bodyism, and on and on? We can make positive attitudes the underpinning of our classrooms."

Etymology

From body + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: body

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

able-bodyism

Frequently Paired Words

ageism handism racism guise

Synonyms

bodyism lookism looksism

Questions

What does bodyism mean?: Prejudice based on the appearance of someone's body
Where does bodyism come from?: From body + -ism.

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