Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extropian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tropi-an
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to extropy.

noun

An adherent or advocate of, or an activist for, extropy or extropianism and its goals or principles.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of extropian.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of extropian.

Example Sentences

"While a recent EU report recommended adopting the Californian free enterprise model to build the ‘infobahn’, cutting-edge artists and academics have been championing the ‘post-human’ philosophy developed by the West Coast's Extropian cult."
"Though [Chris Hables Gray] does go out of his way to remind the reader that nearly all of us are bio-enhanced (that is a vaccination scar, isn’t it?), he’s neither a chrome-eyed Extropian nor a Rifkinesque fear-mongerer."
"The Extropian movement has an active Web presence. Here is one statement on “What Is an Extropian”: Extropians seek to use technology intelligently to overcome genetic, biological, psychological, cultural, and neurological limits to the pursuit of life, liberty, and boundless achievement. An extropian is an optimist, a neophile, an explorer […]"

Etymology

From extropy + -an.

Inflected Forms

extropians (plural)

Derived Forms

extropianism

Questions

What does extropian mean?: Of, or relating to extropy.
Where does extropian come from?: From extropy + -an.

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