Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

industrialism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: in-dus-tri-al-ism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] countries that are only on the threshold of industrialism and where the main pressure comes from non-proletarian claims, especially those of the peasants and subject nationalities."

Etymology

Etymology tree English industrial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English industrialism From industrial + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

industrialisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

industrialist

Questions

What does industrialism mean?: The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.
Where does industrialism come from?: Etymology tree English industrial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English industrialism From industrial + -ism.

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