Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imperialistic

/ɪmˌpɪɹi.əˈlɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
im-pe-ri-al-is-tic
IPA
/ɪmˌpɪɹi.əˈlɪstɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.

Etymology

From imperialist + -ic or imperial + -istic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪmˌpɪɹi.əˈlɪstɪk/
  • British English: /ɪmˌpɪəɹi.əlˈɪstɪk/

Inflected Forms

more imperialistic (comparative) most imperialistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

imperialistically neoimperialistic nonimperialistic ultraimperialistic unimperialistic

Synonyms

imperialist

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce imperialistic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˌpɪɹi.əˈlɪstɪk/.
What does imperialistic mean?
Of or pertaining to imperialism or imperialists; favoring imperialism.
Where does imperialistic come from?
From imperialist + -ic or imperial + -istic.

How to pronounce imperialistic

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