communitarian
/kəˌmju.nəˈtɛɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Considering the community to be of central importance.
adj
Of or pertaining to the philosophy of communitarianism.
noun
An adherent of communitarianism.
Example Sentences
- "Prior to the modern age, most human societies were communitarian."
- "Based on their remarks, he said, some of the smart-meter opponents are a blend of egalitarian and communitarian."
- "This book takes a communitarian approach to ethics."
- "I'm a libertarian, but John here is a communitarian."
- "Two of the groups involved, he said, are simply characterized: individualists (most people would call them libertarians, who want the government to butt out) and communitarians, the two poles on the political spectrum. The two other groups, he said, are called hierarchists and egalitarians."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˌmju.nəˈtɛɹi.ən/
- British English: /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/