Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatalistic

/feɪtəlˈɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
fa-tal-is-tic
IPA
/feɪtəlˈɪstɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to fatalism.

adj

Submissive to fate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English fatal 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 fatalist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fatalistic From fatalist + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more fatalistic (comparative) most fatalistic (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce fatalistic?
The recorded pronunciation is /feɪtəlˈɪstɪk/.
What does fatalistic mean?
Of or pertaining to fatalism.
Where does fatalistic come from?
Etymology tree English fatal 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 fatalist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fatalistic From fatalist + -ic.

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