professionalism C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/ See IPA manual Freq #23362 Meanings 1 noun The skill, good judgement, and high standards expected of someone doing a job well. The nurses handled the emergency with calm professionalism. Thesaurus Synonyms professionalityprofessionalnessprofessionalship Word family Derived forms interprofessionalismnonprofessionalismpreprofessionalism Related forms professionprofessionalprofessionalistprofessionalizationprofessionalizeprofessionally Etymology AI details From professional + -ism. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # professionalism **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/ **Frequency rank:** 23362 ## Meanings 1. The skill, good judgement, and high standards expected of someone doing a job well. ## Examples - The nurses handled the emergency with calm professionalism. ## Synonyms - professionality - professionalness - professionalship ## Derived Forms - interprofessionalism - nonprofessionalism - preprofessionalism ## Related Forms - profession - professional - professionalist - professionalization - professionalize - professionally ## Etymology From professional + -ism. ## AI Etymology Professionalism is from professional + -ism. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means the skill, good judgement, and high standards expected of someone doing a job well. Related forms include profession, professional, professionalist, professionalization, professionalize. Derived formations include interprofessionalism, nonprofessionalism, preprofessionalism. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown