Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darwinist

/ˈdɑːwɪnɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: dar-win-ist
IPA: /ˈdɑːwɪnɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Darwin 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 Darwinist From Darwin + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɑːwɪnɪst/

Inflected Forms

Darwinists (plural)

Phrases

neo-Darwinist ultra-Darwinist

Questions

How do you pronounce darwinist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑːwɪnɪst/.
What does darwinist mean?: A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Where does darwinist come from?: Etymology tree English Darwin 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 Darwinist From Darwin + -ist.

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