Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relativist

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.ɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: rel-a-tivist
IPA: /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.ɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who follows, believes or espouses relativism.

noun

One who studies, or contributes to, or uses, the theory of relativity

Example Sentences

"Rule-circular justifications of basic logical laws — if indeed they are possible — would presumably be similarly undismaying for a logical relativist."

Etymology

Etymology tree English relative Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English relativist From relative + -ist.

Inflected Forms

relativists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce relativist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.ɪst/.
What does relativist mean?: One who follows, believes or espouses relativism.
Where does relativist come from?: Etymology tree English relative Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English relativist From relative + -ist.

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