Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irrealism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ir-re-al-ism
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that phenomenalism and physicalism are alternative "world-versions", both useful in some circumstances, but neither capable of fully capturing the other.

Uncountable

noun

A style that features an estrangement from our generally accepted sense of reality.

Uncountable

Etymology

From irreal + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: irreal

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

irrealisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

irrealist irrealistic

Questions

What does irrealism mean?: The belief that phenomenalism and physicalism are alternative "world-versions", both useful in some circumstances, but neither capable of fully capturing the other.
Where does irrealism come from?: From irreal + -ism.

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