neoconservative
/nˌioʊkənsˈɝvətɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The neoliberals stand today in somewhat the position neoconservatives occupied a decade ago. Their ambition is to attain the influence in liberal politics that the neoconservatives have attained in conservative politics."
- "There have been suggestions by a number of American neoconservative hawks to denuke Iran with “swift, massive, devastating force that decapitates the regime."
- "And the liberal blogosphere has long labeled Clinton part of the neoconservative wing, a conservative intellectual movement that supports an interventionist foreign policy."
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 conservative English neoconservative From neo- + conservative.
Usage
- American usage