Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rowdyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: row-dy-ism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being rowdy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ayah stops to one side and I dive into the tangle of limbs yelling for all I’m worth, contributing my mite of rowdyism to the general row."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rowdy 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 rowdyism From rowdy + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rowdyisms (plural)

Synonyms

rowdiness roughness disorderliness

Questions

What does rowdyism mean?: The state of being rowdy.
Where does rowdyism come from?: Etymology tree English rowdy 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 rowdyism From rowdy + -ism.

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