fatalistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English fatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fatalist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fatalistic From fatalist + -ic.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to fatalism.
To forego life for a fantasy: What could be more fatalistic than that?
2025 July 21, Jean Garnett, “The Trouble With Wanting Men”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2025:
- Submissive to fate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fatalistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fatalistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonfatalistic · semifatalistic · fatalistically
Translations (14)
pt fatalista (of or pertaining to fatalism) · sv fatalistisk (of or pertaining to fatalism) · es fatalista (of or pertaining to fatalism) · ca fatalista (of or pertaining to fatalism) · it fatalistico (of or pertaining to fatalism) · gl fatalista (of or pertaining to fatalism) · vo fätimik (of or pertaining to fatalism) · de schicksalsergeben (submissive to fate) · el μοιρολατρικός (of or pertaining to fatalism) · sv fatalistisk (submissive to fate) · de fatalistisch (of or pertaining to fatalism) · fi fatalistinen (of or pertaining to fatalism) · eo fatalisma (of or pertaining to fatalism) · ca fatalista (submissive to fate)