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Definition: Symbolism |
SymbolismNoun1. A system of symbols and symbolic representations. 2. The practice of investing things with symbolic meaning. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "symbolism" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | The representation of something by a sign standing for it. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The mechanism by which complexes repressed into unconscious mind evade the censorship and are expressed symbolically in the conscious mind. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Synonym: SymbolismSynonym: Signs and symbols. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Indication | Noun: indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Symbolism |
| English words defined with "symbolism": Bergman ♦ Charactery ♦ Frye ♦ Herman Northrop Frye ♦ ideologic, ideological, Ingmar Bergman ♦ Northrop Frye ♦ Shingon, superimposed, symbolic, Symbolics. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "symbolism": STAINED GLASS ARTIST, Symbolism of Colours, Symbolism of Metals and Gems. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Symbolism" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (symbolism). |
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Screenplays | Enough of symbolism and these escapist themes of purity and innocence. (8 1/2; writing credit: Federico Fellini; Ennio Flaiano) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Jacket patch of the ship's insignia, as adopted in 1961-1962. The emblem was primarily designed by EMC Douglas A. Hale, USN. It combines symbolism of the new Bainbridge's nuclear powerplant with the figure of a sailing frigate of Commodore William Bainbridge's time. Credit: NAVY. |
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Rush Limbaugh | Executive Window Wiper Extraordinaire: Where Russia is stimulating their economy by slashing the socialist tax burden, Britain is going for symbolism over substance. |
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| "Symbolism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.73% of the time. "Symbolism" is used about 376 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) | 99.73% | 375 | 14,556 |
| Noun (common) | 0.27% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 376 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Ending with "symbolism": sound-symbolism, tone-symbolism. | |
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| 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. |
| Language | Translations for "symbolism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | simbolizëm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نظام من الرموز, الرمزية بالشعر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | символизъм. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 象征主义. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | symbolismus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | symbolik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | symbolisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مکتب رمزی , نمایش بوسیله علاءم , نماد (Symbol), نشان پردازی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | symboliikka. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | symbolisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Symbolik (imageries, imagery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συμβολισμόσ (symbolization, symbolkzation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | סמליות, סימבוליות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szimbolizmus, jelképrendszer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | simbolismo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 象徴主義 , シンフェイン党 (banner, simple, simplicity, simplify, Sinn Fein, symbol, symbol color, symbolic, symbolic link, Symbolics, symbolist, symbolize, symphonic jazz, symphonic poem, symphony), サンプリング周波数 (sample, sample book, sample selling system, sampling frequency, self-defence, SUG, Sun Microsystems, sun music, Sun User Group, Sunbelt, sunroof, sunroom, symbolist, Yves Saint-Laurent), "意 (hidden meaning, moral). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぐうい (hidden meaning, moral), しょうちょうしゅぎ, シンボリズ , サンボリズ . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 상징주의. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cosoyley (affinity, analogy, instance, semblance, simile, symbol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ymbolismsay simbologia, simbolismo. (various references) simbolism. (various references) символизм. (various references) simbolizam. (various references) simbolismo. (various references) symbolism, symbolik. (various references) การแทนสิ่งต่างๆ "้วยสัญลักษ"์. (various references) simgelerle ifade etme, simgecilik, semboller, sembolizm, formülize etme. (various references) символізм. (various references) chủ nghĩa tượng trưng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "symbolism": symbolisms. (additional references) | |
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"Symbolism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: symbolise, symbollism, symbolsim, symbolus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "symbolism" (pronounced si"mbuli'zum) |
| 7 | -b u l i' z u m | cannibalism, metabolism. |
| 6 | -u l i' z u m | bilingualism, capitalism, centralism, colonialism, commercialism, dualism, emotionalism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, evangelism, factionalism, fatalism, federalism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, gradualism, imperialism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, journalism, legalism, liberalism, materialism, mercantilism, minimalism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, nationalism, naturalism, neutralism, nihilism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, pluralism, populism, professionalism, provincialism, racialism, radicalism, sensationalism, socialism, supernaturalism, territorialism, vandalism. |
| 5 | -l i' z u m | alcoholism, botulism, embolism, idealism, parallelism, realism, surrealism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bolshevism, boosterism, catechism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, deism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, empiricism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, fanaticism, fascism, favoritism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, illusionism, impressionism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, leftism, lesbianism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, mechanism, mesmerism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, mysticism, narcissism, nativism, negativism, nepotism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parkinsonism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, polymorphism, polytheism, positivism, pragmatism, protectionism, puritanism, racism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, statism, stoicism, synergism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-i-l-m-m-o-s-s-y" | |
-2 letters: bossily, symbols. | |
-3 letters: limbos, lissom, myosis, sibyls, slimsy, symbol. | |
-4 letters: blimy, bliss, boils, bossy, byssi, limbo, limbs, limby, limos, lossy, lysis, milos, misos, missy, moils, mossy, sibyl, silos, slims, slimy, slobs, soils, sylis, yomim. | |
-5 letters: bios, boil, boss, boys, immy, isms, libs, limb, limo, limy, lobs, loss, mibs, milo, mils, miso, miss, mobs, moil. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-i-l-m-m-o-s-s-y" | |
+1 letter: symbolisms. | |
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