pugilism

Other forms of pugilism

plural

pugilisms·

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 pugilism

What does pugilism mean?

pugilism means "fighting with the fists".

How many syllables are in pugilism?

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

What is another word for pugilism?

Close synonyms include boxing, fisticuffs. 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 pugilism a common word?

pugilism 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.