Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sexist

/ˈsɛksɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
sex-ist
IPA
/ˈsɛksɪst/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sex + -ist, after sexism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɛksɪst/
  • British English: /ˈsɛksɪst/

Inflected Forms

more sexist (comparative) most sexist (superlative) sexists (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce sexist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛksɪst/.
What does sexist mean?
Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
Where does sexist come from?
From sex + -ist, after sexism.

How to pronounce sexist

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