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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-tom-uh-tiz-uh m]
- /ɔˈtɒm əˌtɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-tom-uh-tiz-uh m]
- /ɔˈtɒm əˌtɪz əm/
Definitions of automatist word
- noun automatist the action or condition of being automatic; mechanical or involuntary action. 1
- noun automatist Philosophy. the doctrine that all activities of animals, or of humans and animals, are entirely controlled by physical or physiological causes in which consciousness takes no part. 1
- noun automatist Physiology. the involuntary functioning of an organic process, especially muscular, without apparent neural stimulation. 1
- noun automatist Psychology. the performance of an act or actions without the performer's awareness or conscious volition. such an act, as sleepwalking. 1
- noun automatist a method of producing pictorial art, as paintings and collages, associated chiefly with the dadaists and surrealists, in which the artist strives to allow the impulses of the unconscious to guide the hand in matters of line, color, and structure without the interference of conscious choice. 1
- verb with object automatist to make automatic. 1
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Origin of automatist
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85, automatism is from the Greek word automatismós a happening of itself. See automaton, -ism
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Parts of speech for Automatist
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automatist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
automatist usage trend in Literature
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