Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intersubjective

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-sub-jec-tive
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving or occurring between separate conscious minds.

adj

Accessible to or capable of being established for two or more subjects.

Example Sentences

"The search for certainty about the exact nature of colonial social arrangements — fascinating and important though it may be — is in many ways beyond the scope of my project, which is more concerned with the intersubjective processes of boundary making and marking than it is with objectifying social relations in a sociohistorical manner."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English subjective English intersubjective From inter- + subjective.

Derived Forms

intersubjectively intersubjectiveness intersubjectivity

Frequently Paired Words

intrasubjective

Rhymes With

effective objective collective detective respective protective selective prospective subjective directive ineffective reflective

Questions

What does intersubjective mean?: Involving or occurring between separate conscious minds.
Where does intersubjective come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English subjective English intersubjective From inter- + subjective.

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