Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leftism

/lˈɛftˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: left-ism
IPA: /lˈɛftˌɪzəm/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English left 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 leftism From left + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

leftisms (plural)

Derived Forms

ultraleftism

Phrases

anarcho-leftism Islamo-leftism regressive leftism

Questions

How do you pronounce leftism?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈɛftˌɪzəm/.
What does leftism mean?: Belief in the principles of left-wing politics.
Where does leftism come from?: Etymology tree English left 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 leftism From left + -ism.

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