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Definition: Amateurism |
AmateurismNoun1. The conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| "Amateurism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Amateurism" is used about 41 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 41 | 53,521 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
amateurism | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "amateurism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | дилетантство (dilettantism, sciolism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 业余活动. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | amatérství (dilettantism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Stümperhaftigkeit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ερασιτέχνια. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חובב ות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szakszerûtlenség, mûkedvelés. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dilettantismo (dilettantism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 殿様芸 (dilettantism), 旦那芸 (dilettantism), アマゾン川 (amateur, Amazon River). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | アマチュアリズ , とのさま'い (dilettantism), "な'い (dilettantism). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ancheirdys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | amateurismay amatorism (amateurishness, dilettantism). (various references) дилетантизм (dilettantism). (various references) amaterstvo, amaterizam. (various references) inexperiencia (inexperience, newness, rawness), calidad de aficionado. (various references) amatörskap. (various references) amatörlük. (various references) дилетантизм. (various references) tính chất t i tử, tính chất nghiệp dư, tính chất không chuyên. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "amateurism": amateurisms. (additional references) | |
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"Amateurism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amaterasu, amaturism. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "amateurism" (pronounced a"mukheri'zum) |
| 6 | -kh er i' z u m | adventurism, futurism. |
| 5 | -er i' z u m | aphorism, barbarism, boosterism, consumerism, counterterrorism, mannerism, mesmerism, militarism, monetarism, plagiarism, secularism, terrorism, voluntarism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, activism, agrarianism, alcoholism, altruism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, bilingualism, bolshevism, botulism, cannibalism, capitalism, catechism, centralism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, colonialism, commercialism, communism, conservatism, corporatism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, deism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dualism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, embolism, emotionalism, empiricism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, evangelism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, factionalism, fanaticism, fascism, fatalism, favoritism, federalism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, geotropism, gnosticism, gradualism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, idealism, illusionism, imperialism, impressionism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, journalism, leftism, legalism, lesbianism, liberalism, lyricism, magnetism, masochism, materialism, mechanism, mercantilism, metabolism, methodism, microorganism, minimalism, modernism, monasticism, monism, monotheism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, mysticism, narcissism, nationalism, nativism, naturalism, negativism, nepotism, neutralism, nihilism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parallelism, parkinsonism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, pluralism, polymorphism, polytheism, populism, positivism, pragmatism, professionalism, protectionism, provincialism, puritanism, racialism, racism, radicalism, realism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, sensationalism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, socialism, statism, stoicism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, synergism, territorialism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vandalism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-m-m-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: immatures. | |
-2 letters: amateurs, amirates, imamates, immature, marmites, muriates, rammiest, rummiest, samarium, timaraus, uraemias. | |
-3 letters: amateur, amirate, amritas, aristae, asteria, atresia, atriums, imamate, imarets, immures, maestri, maimers, marmite, matures, maumets, mismate, misrate, misterm, muriate, mustier, rummest, rummies, samurai, semimat, smartie, stammer, strumae, summate, tamaris, tammies, timarau, traumas, tummies, uraemia, uremias. | |
-4 letters: aimers, airest, amrita, amuser. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-i-m-m-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: amateurisms. | |
+4 letters: armamentariums. | |
+5 letters: circumambulates, multilateralism. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6D 61 74 65 75 72 69 73 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -- .- - . ..- .-. .. ... -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101101 01100001 01110100 01100101 01110101 01110010 01101001 01110011 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A m a t e u r i s m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006D 0061 0074 0065 0075 0072 0069 0073 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35796786718784758579 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage Frequency 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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