counterculture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkaʊn.tə(ɹ)ˌkʌl.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin cultūrader. Middle French cultureder. English culture English counterculture From counter- + culture.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to Western culture.
I suspect that just about everything we still consider valuable and interesting from the Victorian decades will turn out to have belonged to the Victorian counterculture.
1985, Morse Peckham, Romanticism and Ideology:Finally, of course, there is an unending succession of countercultures oriented around lifestyle choices and recreational interests, from nudists and health food enthusiasts to Polar Bear Clubs and skateboarders.
2015 March 26, Gina Misiroglu, American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History, Routledge, →ISBN:Seneca's literary contemporary, Petronius, reflected the " seamy " side of city life by representing Roman "counterculture" in his racy and imaginative farce the Satyricon.
2005, Robert B. Kebric, Roman People, McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counter-culture | alternative | lexicographic | |
| countercultures | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| counter culture | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
counterculturism · countercultural · counterculturist · counterculturish
Translations (52)
lt kontrkultūra (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ro contracultură (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · gl contracultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · sk kontrakultúra (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · nn motkultur (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · is mótmenning (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · sh kontrakultúra (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · th วัฒนธรรมต่อต้าน (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · sq kundërkultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ca contracultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ms budaya tentangan (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · uk контркульту́ра (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ast contracultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · sv motkultur (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · pa ਕਾਉਂਟਰਕਲਚਰ (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · es contracultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · fr contreculture (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · mk контракултура (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · hu ellenkultúra (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ko 반문화 (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ar ثقافة مضادة (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · da modkultur (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · nl tegencultuur (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · bg контракултура (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ka კონტრკულტურა (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · et vastandkultuur (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ga frithchultúr (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · eo kontraŭkulturo (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · fa پادفرهنگ (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · sl protikultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · tl kontrakultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · de Gegenkultur (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · tr karşıkültür (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · pt contracultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · eu kontrakultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · cs kontrakultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · fi vastakulttuuri (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · nb motkultur (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · lv kontrkultūra (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · mi ahurea ātete (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · kk контрмәдениет (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ru контркульту́ра (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · id pemberontakan budaya (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · be контркультура (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · pl kontrkultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ml പ്രതിസംസ്കാരം (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · it controcultura (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · cmn 反文化 (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · sh контракулту́ра (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ja カウンターカルチャー (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · eo franĝa kulturo (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) · ky контрмаданият (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture)