Speakur

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personalism

/ˈpɚs(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
per-son-al-ism
IPA
/ˈpɚs(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The character of being personal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A doctrine of subjective idealism that regards personality as the means of interpreting reality.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English personal English personal 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 personalism From personal + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɚs(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

personalisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

personalist personalistic

Questions

How do you pronounce personalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɚs(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/.
What does personalism mean?
The character of being personal.
Where does personalism come from?
Etymology tree Middle English personal English personal 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 personalism From personal + -ism.

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