dadaist
/ˈdɑːdɑːɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Dadaist.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Dadaist.
Example Sentences
- "Breton's Surrealist movement transformed Dadaist despair -- at both the war and the technologies that had led to it -- into a constructive assault on social and sexual norms."
- "To the world at large, relativity seemed to pull the rug out from under perceived reality. And for many advanced thinkers of the 1920s, from Dadaists to Cubists to Freudians, that was a fitting credo, reflecting what science historian David Cassidy calls "the incomprehensiveness of the contemporary scene--the fall of monarchies, the upheaval of the social order, indeed, all the turbulence of the 20th century.""
- "In 1976 and 1977, and the years to follow, as symbolically remade by the Sex Pistols, it was, perhaps, dadaists, lettrists, situationists, and various medieval heretics."
- "That's what Hans Richter, the unofficial spokesperson for the Berlin dadaists, called her because she served sandwiches at their gatherings."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Dada Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Dadaist From Dada + -ist.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdɑːdɑːɪst/