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neutralism

/nˈutɹəlˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
neu-tral-ism
IPA
/nˈutɹəlˌɪzəm/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being neutral; neutrality.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A political policy of nonalignment in a situation of conflict.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The neutral theory of molecular evolution, holding that, at the molecular level, most evolutionary changes and variation within and between species are caused not by natural selection but by genetic drift of mutant alleles that are neutral.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English neutral 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 neutralism From neutral + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

neutralisms (plural)

Phrases

positive neutralism

Questions

How do you pronounce neutralism?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈutɹəlˌɪzəm/.
What does neutralism mean?
The state of being neutral; neutrality.
Where does neutralism come from?
Etymology tree English neutral 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 neutralism From neutral + -ism.

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