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industrialism

in·dus·tri·al·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-duhs-tree-uh-liz-uh m]
    • /ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlɪz əm/
    • /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.ə.lɪ.zəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-duhs-tree-uh-liz-uh m]
    • /ɪnˈdʌs tri əˌlɪz əm/

Definitions of industrialism word

  • noun industrialism an economic organization of society built largely on mechanized industry rather than agriculture, craftsmanship, or commerce. 1
  • noun industrialism A social or economic system built on manufacturing industries. 1
  • uncountable noun industrialism Industrialism is the state of having an economy based on industry. 0
  • noun industrialism an organization of society characterized by large-scale mechanized manufacturing industry rather than trade, farming, etc 0
  • noun industrialism social and economic organization characterized by large industries, machine production, concentration of workers in cities, etc. 0
  • noun industrialism The socio-economic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture. 0

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Origin of industrialism

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; industrial + -ism

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Parts of speech for Industrialism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

industrialism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for industrialism

noun industrialism

  • transaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
  • deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
  • industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
  • trading — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • manufacturing — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.

Antonyms for industrialism

noun industrialism

  • avocation — Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living.
  • recreation — the act of creating anew.
  • unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
  • communism — advocacy of a classless society in which private ownership has been abolished and the means of production and subsistence belong to the community

Top questions with industrialism

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