consumerism
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English consumerism From consumer + -ism.
- derived from -ism English consumerism From consumer + -ism
- derived from -āriusbor
- derived from *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom✻
- derived from consumerbor
- derived from *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder✻
Definitions
A materialistic attachment to possessions with a heavy use of consumables
A materialistic attachment to possessions with a heavy use of consumables; a lifestyle based on such tendencies.
- The fear of corporatism, consumerism, middle-browism and a mass reading public has driven twentieth-century cultural hierarchists.
- Insatiable consumerism has blinkered our vision and left us unable to distinguish between what we need and what we merely want.
- It’s easy to say, as I often do, that it’s capitalism at work. Yet I am actively involved in consumerism, triggered by my insecurities.
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the…
An economic theory that increased consumption is beneficial to a nation's economy in the long run.
A policy or social movement of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in…
A policy or social movement of protecting and informing consumers through honesty in advertising and packaging, as well as improved safety standards, among other measures.
The neighborhood
- neighboranticonsumption
- neighborconspicuous consumption
- neighborconsumerist
- neighborconsumerization
- neighborconsumerize
- neighborcommercialism
- neighborthrowaway society
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for consumerism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA