Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ruf-fi-an-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behaviour of a ruffian; ruffians collectively.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From ruffian + -ism.

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Questions

What does ruffianism mean?
The behaviour of a ruffian; ruffians collectively.
Where does ruffianism come from?
From ruffian + -ism.

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