imperialism

Other forms of imperialism

plural

imperialisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about imperialism

What does imperialism mean?

imperialism means "a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in imperialism?

imperialism has 6 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəˌlɪzəm/.

Is imperialism a common word?

imperialism 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 imperialism?

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