Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neoconservatism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: neo-con-ser-vatism
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A right-wing political movement that supports free markets, supply-side economics and an interventionist foreign policy.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English conservatism English neoconservatism From neo- + conservatism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

neoconservatisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

neoconservative neocon paleoconservatism

Questions

What does neoconservatism mean?: A right-wing political movement that supports free markets, supply-side economics and an interventionist foreign policy.
Where does neoconservatism come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English conservatism English neoconservatism From neo- + conservatism.

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