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- [fil-uh-steen, -stahyn, fi-lis-tin, -teen]
- /ˈfɪl əˌstin, -ˌstaɪn, fɪˈlɪs tɪn, -tin/
- /ˈfɪl.ɪ.staɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fil-uh-steen, -stahyn, fi-lis-tin, -teen]
- /ˈfɪl əˌstin, -ˌstaɪn, fɪˈlɪs tɪn, -tin/
Definitions of philistine word
- noun philistine (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes. 1
- noun philistine (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia. 1
- adjective philistine (sometimes initial capital letter) lacking in or hostile to culture. 1
- adjective philistine smugly commonplace or conventional. 1
- adjective philistine (initial capital letter) of or belonging to the ancient Philistines. 1
- noun philistine uncultured person 1
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Origin of philistine
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin Philistīnī (plural) < Late Greek Philistînoi < Hebrew pəlishtīm
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Parts of speech for Philistine
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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philistine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for philistine
adj philistine
- barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
- bourgeois — If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
noun philistine
- boor — If you refer to someone as a boor, you think their behaviour and attitudes are rough, uneducated, and rude.
- chuff — a puffing sound of or as if of a steam engine
- dork — Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: If you make me wear that, I’ll look like a total dork! Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- hun — a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- huns — a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
Antonyms for philistine
noun philistine
- aesthete — An aesthete is someone who loves and appreciates works of art and beautiful things.
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