Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fourierism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: fouri-erism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Millard’s sketch happened to look a lot like the master plan of Fourierism, one of the most popular secular utopian movements in American history. In the early 1800s, Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, proposed, in a series of jargon-filled writings, a self-sufficient community model called a “phalanx.”"

Etymology

From French fouriérisme, or by surface analysis, Fourier + -ism, named after French philosopher Charles Fourier (1772–1837).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: fouriérisme

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Fourierist Fourieristic Fourierite phalanx

Synonyms

phalansterism

Questions

What does fourierism mean?: The cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
Where does fourierism come from?: It is traced to French.

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