do-goodism

do-good·ism

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [doo-goo d-iz-uh m]
- /ˈdu gʊdˌɪz əm/
- /duː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [doo-goo d-iz-uh m]
- /ˈdu gʊdˌɪz əm/

Definitions of do-goodism word

noun do-goodism the actions or principles of a do-gooder. 1
noun do-goodism The action of a do-gooder. 0

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Origin of do-goodism

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; do-good(er) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Do-goodism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Do-goodism

do-goodism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% 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.