Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

napoleonist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: napoleon-ist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.

adj

Supporting, relating to, or characteristic of, the dynasty of the Napoleons.

Example Sentences

"The party of the president (the Buonapartists) gradually and steadily gained over all the others; the soldiery and the peasantry were Napoleonist; the church saw this, and threw its weight into the presidential scale."
"Mr. F ⸺ hints that your people are not very Napoleonist."
"The Spanish legend of a golden age of absolute royalty was even more baseless than the Jacobinical or the Napoleonist legend of France."
"Hugo is very Napoleonist, as is generally understood."
"Only a week ago I was court-martialed for having attacked my officer and school teacher, and my grandfather is Napoleonist."
"Fascism was Napoleonist."

Etymology

From Napoleon + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Napoleon

Inflected Forms

Napoleonists (plural) Napoléonist (alternative) more Napoleonist (comparative) most Napoleonist (superlative)

Phrases

Napoleonist syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Napoleonistic Napoleonist syndrome

Questions

What does napoleonist mean?: A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.
Where does napoleonist come from?: From Napoleon + -ist.

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