equalitarian

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪˌkwɑlɪˈtɛriən/ UK /iːˌkwɒlɪˈtɛəriən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
believing in or relating to the equality of all people

The movement promoted equalitarian reforms in pay and housing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · believing in or relating to... egalitarian democratic leveling

Opposites

elitist hierarchicalinegalitarian

Word family

Derived forms equalitarianism

Related forms equality equal egalitarian

Etymology

A variant of egalitarian, formed in English from equality (ultimately from Latin aequalis 'equal') with the suffix -arian.

aequalis Latin aequus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# equalitarian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪˌkwɑlɪˈtɛriən/
**IPA (UK):** /iːˌkwɒlɪˈtɛəriən/

## Meanings
1. believing in or relating to the equality of all people

## Examples
- The movement promoted equalitarian reforms in pay and housing.

## Synonyms
- egalitarian
- democratic
- leveling

## Antonyms
- elitist
- hierarchical
- inegalitarian

## Derived Forms
- equalitarianism

## Related Forms
- equality
- equal
- egalitarian

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aequalis
- Root: aequus

## Etymology
A variant of egalitarian, formed in English from equality (ultimately from Latin aequalis 'equal') with the suffix -arian.

## AI Etymology
Equalitarian is a variant of egalitarian, formed in English from equality (ultimately from Latin aequalis 'equal') with the suffix -arian. The etymological trail includes Latin aequalis and Latin aequus. As an adjective, equalitarian describes what is believing in or relating to the equality of all people. The same family is visible in derived forms such as equalitarianism and related forms such as equality, equal, and egalitarian. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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