How do you pronounce feminist?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛmənɪst/.

Where does feminist come from?

It is traced to Latin. First known use: First attested in 1852.

feminist

/ˈfɛmənɪst/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: fem-in-ist
IPA: /ˈfɛmənɪst/

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Meaning

adj

Relating to or in accordance with feminism.

noun

An advocate of feminism; a person who believes in bringing about the equality of the sexes (of women and men) in all aspects of public and private life.

noun

A member of a feminist political movement.

Example Sentences

"Feminist struggle takes place anytime anywhere any female or male resists sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression."
"Whatever else, Irréversible is already a succès de scandale. [Gaspar] Noé's claims that it is a "feminist" movie sound far-fetched, but he certainly offers an extraordinarily pessimistic view of male sexuality."

Etymology

First attested in 1852. Ultimately from Latin fēminīnus, from fēmina (“woman”). See also feminine, feminism.

Origin

Source language: Latin
First known use: First attested in 1852

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰeh₁(y)-, fēminīnus

Inflected Forms

more feminist (comparative) most feminist (superlative) feminists (plural)

Derived Forms

Afrofeminist antifeminist counterfeminist cyberfeminist ecofeminist effeminist extrafeminist fauxminist fembitch femcunt femicommie femifascism

Phrases

anarcha-feminist anarchist feminist anarcho-feminist feminist dance therapy feminist studies gender-critical feminist radical feminist third wave feminist

Frequently Paired Words

femicentric femi-centric feminacentric feminine feminism feminocentric feminocentrism

Synonyms

women's rightist women's liberationist libber