nativism

Questions about nativism

What does nativism mean?

nativism means "the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nativism?

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

Is nativism a common word?

nativism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. 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 nativism?

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