Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

futuristic

/ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: fu-tur-ist-ic
IPA: /ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of technology, a concept, etc, so far advanced as to appear to be from the future.

adj

In or relating to the future tense.

Example Sentences

"The modernistic architecture was both ugly and unfunctional, in spite of its futuristic appearance."
"The same director's film The Quiet Earth (1984), from a novel by Craig Harrison, lands us back in futuristic territory with a pakeha "mad scientist" (plus female pendant for "mateship" interest) and a Vietnam-scarred Maori guerrilla surviving a cosmic catastrophe."
"So Samantha, the A.I. assistant with whom the sad-sack divorcé Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) fell in love in “Her,” felt like a futuristic revelation."

Etymology

Etymology tree English future 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English futuristic From future + -istic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/
British English: /ˌfjuːt͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/

Inflected Forms

more futuristic (comparative) most futuristic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Afrofuturistic futuristically neofuturistic nonfuturistic retrofuturistic ultrafuturistic unfuturistic

Phrases

cubo-futuristic

Frequently Paired Words

futurism

Synonyms

futurist

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic holistic simplistic

Questions

How do you pronounce futuristic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfjut͡ʃəˈɹɪstɪk/.
What does futuristic mean?: Of technology, a concept, etc, so far advanced as to appear to be from the future.
Where does futuristic come from?: Etymology tree English future 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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English futuristic From future + -istic.

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