Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

libertarianism

/lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: lib-er-tar-i-an-ism
IPA: /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The doctrine of free will, as opposed to necessitarianism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nevertheless, advocates of individual freedom not only continue to exist, but are increasing in number. Refugees from the Old Right, the Old Left and the New Left, they are organizing independently under the New Right banner of libertarianism."
"The peculiar brand of libertarianism in vogue within technology circles means a minority of members—a couple of outspoken misogynists—can disproportionately affect the behavior and mood of the group under the cover of free speech."
"Isaacson reports that Musk’s fractured relationship with Jenna, who is trans, partly led to Musk’s rightward turn toward libertarianism and questioning what he considers the “woke-mind-virus, which is fundamentally antiscience, antimerit, and antihuman.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English libertarian 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 libertarianism From libertarian + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/

Usage

Inflected Forms

libertarianisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antilibertarianism cryptolibertarianism cyberlibertarianism cybertarianism geolibertarianism libertopianism loonytarianism

Phrases

anarcho-libertarianism left-libertarianism right-libertarianism

Frequently Paired Words

libertarian

Questions

How do you pronounce libertarianism?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪbəˈtɛːɹɪənɪz(ə)m/.
What does libertarianism mean?: A political philosophy maintaining that all persons are the absolute owners of their own lives, and should be free to do whatever they wish with their persons or property, provided they allow others that same liberty.
Where does libertarianism come from?: Etymology tree English libertarian 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 libertarianism From libertarian + -ism.

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