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rousseauian

/ɹuˈsoʊɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rousseauian
IPA
/ɹuˈsoʊɪən/
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778).

noun

A follower of Rousseau or his philosophies.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Rousseau Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rousseauian From Rousseau + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹuˈsoʊɪən/
  • British English: /ɹuːˈsəʊɪən/

Inflected Forms

more Rousseauian (comparative) most Rousseauian (superlative) Rousseauan (alternative) Rousseauean (alternative) Rousseauvian (alternative) Rousseauians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Rousseauean

Synonyms

Rousseauesque Rousseauist

Questions

How do you pronounce rousseauian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuˈsoʊɪən/.
What does rousseauian mean?
Of or relating to the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778).
Where does rousseauian come from?
Etymology tree English Rousseau Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rousseauian From Rousseau + -ian.

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