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vitalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
vi-tal-ist
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.

noun

Someone who believes in vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.

Etymology

From vital + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more vitalist (comparative) most vitalist (superlative) vitalists (plural)

Derived Forms

antivitalist neovitalist

Antonyms

physicist

Questions

What does vitalist mean?
Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life cannot be entirely reduced to physical and chemical factors.
Where does vitalist come from?
From vital + -ist.

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