professionalism

C1 Topic:Work & Careers

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 profession professionalprofessionalistprofessionalizationprofessionalizeprofessionally

Etymology

From professional + -ism.

Topics

Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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