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meliorism

/ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-lior-ism
IPA
/ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin melior (“better”) + -ism. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/

Usage

Inflected Forms

meliorisms (plural)

Derived Forms

meliorist melioristic melioristically

Questions

How do you pronounce meliorism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/.
What does meliorism mean?
The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
Where does meliorism come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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