Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

savagism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sav-agism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From savage + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: savage

Usage

Inflected Forms

savagisms (plural)

Questions

What does savagism mean?: The state of being savage; wildness; lack of civility.
Where does savagism come from?: From savage + -ism.

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