egalitarian

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛɹ.i.ən/ UK /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ See IPA manual

Freq #60030

Meanings

1

adj
Believing in or based on equal rights and opportunities for everyone.

They tried to build an egalitarian society where everyone had the same chances.
2

noun
A person who believes that all people should be equal.

As a lifelong egalitarian, she fought for equal pay for women.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · believing in or based on... classless

2 noun · a person who believes that... equalitarian

Word family

Forms egalitarians

Simplified etymology

Egalitarian entered English in the late 19th century through French and ultimately derives from Latin aequus, “equal.”

Etymology

From French égalitaire + -ian.

égalitaire French

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# egalitarian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛɹ.i.ən/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
**Frequency rank:** 60030

## Meanings
1. Believing in or based on equal rights and opportunities for everyone.
2. A person who believes that all people should be equal.

## Examples
- They tried to build an egalitarian society where everyone had the same chances.
- As a lifelong egalitarian, she fought for equal pay for women.

## Synonyms
- equalitarian

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: égalitaire

## Etymology
From French égalitaire + -ian.

## AI Etymology
Egalitarian is formed from French égalitaire + -ian. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include égalitaire (French). Current senses include believing in or based on equal rights and opportunities for everyone and a person who believes that all people should be equal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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