attitudinarian

at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [at-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh n, -tyood-]
- /ˌæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-/
- /ˌatɪtjˌuːdɪnˈeəriən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [at-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh n, -tyood-]
- /ˌæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud-/

Definitions of attitudinarian word

noun attitudinarian a person who assumes an affected attitude 3
noun attitudinarian a person who assumes attitudes or poses for effect. 1
noun attitudinarian One who attitudinizes; a posture maker. 0

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Origin of attitudinarian

First appearance:

before 1745

One of the 47% newest English words

1745-55; attitudin- (see attitude; by analogy with nouns ending in the Latin suffix -tūdō, stem -tūdin- -tude) + -arian

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Parts of speech for Attitudinarian

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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attitudinarian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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