Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volunteerism

/vˌɔləntˈɪɹˌɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: vol-un-teerism
IPA: /vˌɔləntˈɪɹˌɪzəm/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The tendency to volunteer; the activity of volunteering.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His volunteerism eventually burned him out."

Etymology

Etymology tree English volunteer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English volunteerism From volunteer + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

volunteerisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

avocation voluntarism

Questions

How do you pronounce volunteerism?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˌɔləntˈɪɹˌɪzəm/.
What does volunteerism mean?: Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.
Where does volunteerism come from?: Etymology tree English volunteer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English volunteerism From volunteer + -ism.

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