egalitarian
/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛɹ.i.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
Example Sentences
- "Ladies of yesteryear toured world capitals in sedate linen dresses, but such priggish frumpery hardly presents Americans as the carefree, egalitarian, and sensuous people the viewers of dubbed Baywatch episodes have come to expect."
- "The Greeks have been variously represented: as aristocrats or democrats, as unravished brides of quietness or sexual misfits in need of a therapist's couch, as narcissists or altruists, as protoracists or open-minded egalitarians."
Etymology
From French égalitaire + -ian.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: égalitaire
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛɹ.i.ən/
- British English: /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
Inflected Forms
more egalitarian (comparative)
most egalitarian (superlative)
égalitarian (alternative)
egalitarians (plural)