Malthusian

Definitions: Malthusian

Malthusian

Adjective

1. Of or relating to Thomas Malthus or to Malthusianism; "Malthusian theories".

Noun

1. A believer in Malthusian theory.

Date "Malthusian" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1891. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Satire	MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking. One of the most practical exponents of the Malthusian idea was Herod of Judea, though all the famous soldiers have been of the same way of thinking. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Literature	Malthusian (A). A disciple of Malthus, whose political doctrines are laid down in his Essay on the Principles of Population. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Crosswords: Malthusian

English words defined with "Malthusian": Malthusian theory. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Malthusian": Malthusian Doctrine. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Malthusian" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Romanian (malthusian).

Domain	Title
Books	A History of the Malthusian League, 1877-1927 (reference) Land Resources: On the Edge of the Malthusian Precipice? (reference) Malthusian Worlds: U. S. Leadership and the Governing of the Population Crisis (Polemics) (reference) One Quarter of Humanity: Malthusian Mythology and Chinese Realities, 1700-2000 (reference) The Malthusian Conspiracy (reference) (more book examples)
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"Malthusian" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Malthusian" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	24	71,196

Expression using "Malthusian": malthusian theory. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "Malthusian": anti-malthusian, Neo-Malthusian.
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Language		Translations for "Malthusian"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		malthusisk. (various references)

Dutch		malthusiaans. (various references)

French		malthusien. (various references)

German		malthusisch. (various references)

Greek		μαλθουσιανιστής. (various references)

Italian		maltusiano, malthusiano. (various references)

Pig Latin		althusianmay

Romanian		malthusian. (various references)

Vietnamese		người theo thuyết Man-tuýt. (various references)
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Misspellings
	"Malthusian" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Mathausen, Mauthausen. (additional references)
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Words rhyming with "Malthusian" (pronounced 'Mal*thu"sian'): Albigensian, Artesian, Asian, Athanasian, Australasian, Castrensian, Circassian, Cluniacensian, Complutensian, Dionysian, Elysian, Etesian, Haversian, Jonesian, Lithosian, Magnesian, Manganesian, Marcosian, Mathusian, Megalesian, Melanesian, Paraphrasian, Peloponnesian, Precisian, Premonstratensian, Prussian, Russian, Triplasian, Waldensian. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-h-i-l-m-n-s-t-u"
	-1 letter: ailanthus.
	-2 letters: aluminas, amiantus, humanist, simulant, staminal, talisman, thalamus.
	-3 letters: alumina, alumins, animals, halitus, hamauls, inhauls, laminas, malthas, manilas, manitus, mantuas, manuals, matinal, shaitan, stamina, sultana, thalami, thulias, tsunami, ultimas.
	-4 letters: ahimsa, alants, almahs, alumin, alumna, alumni, amusia, animal, animas, animus, ashman, aslant, asthma, atmans, autism, halmas, hamals, hamaul, hamuli, haulms, haunts, hiatal, hiatus, humans, inhaul, instal, insult, lamias, lamina, lanais, lathis, latish, lauans, lianas, limans, linums, litmus, lumina, maltha, manats, manias, manila, manitu, mantas, mantis, mantua, manual, matins, matsah, miauls, mulish, muslin, nasial, salami, salina, shaman, shanti, smalti, sultan, sunlit, tahsil, tamals, thulia, uhlans, ulamas, ultima, unhats, unlash.
	-5 letters: alans, alant, alias, alist, almah, almas, alums, amahs, amain, amias, amins, amnia, anils, anima, anlas, antas, antis, atlas, atman, atmas, aunts, hails, halma, halms, halts, hamal, hansa, hants, haulm, hauls, haunt, hilts, hilum, hilus, hints, hulas, human, hunts, laith, lamas, lamia, lanai, lathi, laths, lauan, liana, liman, limas, limns, lints, linum, litas, lunas, lunts, mails, mains, maist, malts, manas, manat, mania, manta, manus, maths, matin, mauls, mauts, miaul, milts, minas, mints, minus, munis, musth, nails, nasal, natal, saint, saith, salmi, satin, sault, sauna, shalt, shaul, shuln, shunt, slain, slant, smalt, smith, snail, snath, stain, suint, tails, tains, talas, talus, tamal, tamis, thins, tunas, uhlan, ulama, ulans, ulnas, unais, unhat, units, unlit, until.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-h-i-l-m-n-s-t-u"
	+4 letters: antihomosexual, humanistically.
	+5 letters: hemagglutinates.
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