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possibilism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pos-si-bi-lism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that possible things exist, as well as actual things.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The theory that the geographical environment sets certain constraints, but culture is otherwise determined by social conditions.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An approach that pragmatically focuses on achievable goals rather than impossible ideals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various socialist reform movements.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French possibilisme. By surface analysis, Latin possibil|is, ~e (“that can be done”) + -ism, from Latin po|ssum, ~(te)sse, ~tuī (“be able”) + -ibil|is, ~e (“-able”). First attested in 1883.

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

possibilisms (plural)

Derived Forms

possibilist possibilistic

Antonyms

actualism

Questions

What does possibilism mean?
The belief that possible things exist, as well as actual things.
Where does possibilism come from?
First known use: First attested in 1883.

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