Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: verist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who subscribes to verism.

Example Sentences

"It is the creation of a verist, of a naturalist, founded on a clear and intimate perception of nature."
"He is, nevertheless, a realist—a verist, as he prefers to be called."

Etymology

From verism. By surface analysis, Latin vērus (“true”) + -ist.

Inflected Forms

verists (plural)

Questions

What does verist mean?: One who subscribes to verism.
Where does verist come from?: From verism. By surface analysis, Latin vērus (“true”) + -ist.

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