racist
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹeɪsɪst
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.
adjective
Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.
colloquialproscribedby extension
Discriminatory.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who believes in or supports racism; a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races.
Used this way, racist is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “They recognized his words as racist and unacceptable in polite company.”
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