feminism

Questions about feminism

What does feminism mean?

feminism means "a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in feminism?

feminism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈfɛmɪˌnɪzəm/.

What is another word for feminism?

Close synonyms include feminist movement, women's liberation movement, women's lib. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is feminism a common word?

feminism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with feminism?

43 words rhyme with feminism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.