Speakur

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postmaterialism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
post-ma-te-ri-al-ism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone's placing higher importance on nonmaterialist values such as autonomy and self-expression, as opposed to materialist values such as economic and physical wellbeing.

Uncountable

noun

Someone's placing higher importance on nonmaterialist values such as autonomy and self-expression, as opposed to materialist values such as economic and physical wellbeing.

Uncountable

Etymology

From post- + materialism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

postmaterialist postmaterialistic

Questions

What does postmaterialism mean?
Someone's placing higher importance on nonmaterialist values such as autonomy and self-expression, as opposed to materialist values such as economic and physical wellbeing.
Where does postmaterialism come from?
From post- + materialism.

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