Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capitalistic

/kˌæpɪtəlˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: cap-i-tal-is-tic
IPA: /kˌæpɪtəlˈɪstɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.

adj

Organised on a capitalist basis.

Example Sentences

"This gloomy view of the capitalistic production system envisioned ceaseless warfare among the major powers."
"In other words, the workers will overthrow the capitalistic class and establish a so-called dictatorship of the proletariat, which will finally become a classless society."

Etymology

From capitalist + -ic, probably after German kapitalistisch. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Prefix: capitalist
Root: *kap-, kapitalistisch, *káput
Suffix: -ic

Inflected Forms

more capitalistic (comparative) most capitalistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticapitalistic capitalistical capitalistically neocapitalistic noncapitalistic precapitalistic protocapitalistic technocapitalistic uncapitalistic

Phrases

anarcho-capitalistic

Synonyms

capitalist

Antonyms

anticapitalist anti-capitalist anti-capitalistic anticapitalistic noncapitalist non-capitalist noncapitalistic non-capitalistic Socialist socialistic

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce capitalistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˌæpɪtəlˈɪstɪk/.
What does capitalistic mean?: Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.
Where does capitalistic come from?: It is traced to German.

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