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Meaning of "hoboism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOBOISM

hoboism  [ˈhəʊbəʊɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOBOISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hoboism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOBOISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hoboism

Hobo

A hobo is a migratory worker or homeless vagabond—especially one who is penniless. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States around 1890. Unlike "tramps"—who work only when they are forced to, and "bums"—who do not work at all, "hobos" are itinerant workers.

Definition of hoboism in the English dictionary

The definition of hoboism in the dictionary is the state of being a tramp or vagrant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOBOISM


albinoism
ælˈbiːnəʊɪzəm
Averroism
ˌævəˈrəʊɪzəm
Castroism
ˈkæstrəʊɪzəm
criticism
ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm
dodoism
ˈdəʊdəʊɪzəm
epizoism
ˌɛpɪˈzəʊɪzəm
highbrowism
ˈhaɪˌbraʊɪzəm
hylozoism
ˌhaɪləˈzəʊɪzəm
jim-crowism
ˌdʒɪmˈkrəʊɪzəm
Maoism
ˈmaʊɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
middlebrowism
ˈmɪdəlˌbraʊɪzəm
Moism
ˈməʊɪzəm
Negroism
ˈniːɡrəʊɪzəm
panegoism
pænˈɛɡəʊɪzəm
polychroism
ˌpɒlɪˈkrəʊɪzəm
Shintoism
ˈʃɪntəʊɪzəm
Taoism
ˈtaʊɪzəm
tourism
ˈtʊərɪzəm
zoism
ˈzəʊɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOBOISM

hobbyless
hobday
hobdayed
hobgoblin
hobgoblinism
hobgoblinry
hoblike
hobnail
hobnail boot
hobnailed
hobnailed boot
hobnob
hobnobbed
hobnobber
hobnobbing
hobnobby
hobo
hobodom
Hoboken
hobson-jobson

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOBOISM

dichroism
echoism
egoism
Foism
heroism
hidalgoism
Hindooism
hoodooism
locoism
Lysenkoism
machoism
me-tooism
pleochroism
Ramboism
Titoism
trichroism
voodooism
xanthochroism
yahooism

Synonyms and antonyms of hoboism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hoboism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOBOISM

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The translations of hoboism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hoboism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hoboism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hoboism
570 millions of speakers

English

hoboism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hoboism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hoboism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hoboism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hoboism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hoboism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hoboism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hoboisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hoboism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hoboism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hoboism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hoboism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoboism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hoboism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉोबिझम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hoboism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hoboism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hoboism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hoboism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hoboism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hoboism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoboism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hoboism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hoboism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hoboism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOBOISM»

The term «hoboism» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOBOISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hoboism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hoboism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hoboism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOBOISM»

Discover the use of hoboism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hoboism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Philosophy of the Beats
The reasons why Kerouac himself gave up his hoboism seem wide-ranging: a commitment to care for his mother once his work became commercially successful; the increasing difliculties of such journeys;26 the physical strain Kerouac's fame ...
Sharin N. Elkholy, 2012
2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... printed in SMALL CAPITALS shows where there is more information about the group. For a more efficient use of this book see Explanatory Notes. vagabondism n syn VAGRANCY, hoboism, vagabondage, vagabondia vagabondize vb syn ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
3
The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community. The following measures, I think, are essential ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, 1923
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New Morning: Emerson in the Twenty-first Century
Like Cavell, I am led to speak of Emerson's privileging of continuous transition as his philosophical "hoboism," one that presciently anticipates, in its notions of onwardness and waying, the ontological nomadism endemic to Jamesian radical  ...
Arthur S. Lothstein, Michael Brodrick, 2008
5
George Herbert Mead: Critical Assessments
The marginal man, the miser, the hobo, display a similar characteristic. Marginality, miserliness, and hoboism are not masks that we wear when the situations require them. We are marginals or misers, and we will act accordingly irrespective of ...
Peter Hamilton, 1992
6
Captain Beefheart
One unreleased song from this era is the mighty 'Hoboism', an impromptu song featuring Walley playing snaking R&B guitar and Van Vliet coming up with an offthe-cuff murder tale, a sort of hobo take on 'Hey Joe'. In this case the murderer  ...
7
Russian Poet/Soviet Jew: The Legacy of Eduard Bagritskii
Consider these remarks from a university textbook of Soviet Russian literature, published in 1974: Thus developed Bagritskii's Romanticism — from the individual to the collective, from hoboism to a conscious struggle for a new beauty of ideals ...
Maxim Shrayer, 2000
8
Captain Beefheart: The Biography
One unreleasedsongfrom this era is the mighty 'Hoboism', an impromptu song featuring Walley playing snakingR&B guitar andVan Vliet comingup withanoff-the -cuff murder tale, a sort of hobo take on 'Hey Joe'. In this casethe murderer takes  ...
Mike Barnes, 2010
9
Social System
411. 433 HEALTH, as functional prerequisite, 439433 011m, 384. 497. 513 Henderson, L. 1., vii, 428n., 467n. Hinduism, 175, 3625. Huwry' .wopeof. sss Hitler. 534 Hobbes, Thomas, 121 Hobbesian blem of order, 36, 43, 71, 11 -119 Hoboism, ...
Talcott Parsons, Turner Bryan, 2013
10
Sociological Abstracts
Elementary hoboism is a type that came into being as a consequence of natural catastrophies like indundations, famine, earth-quake, war, & other diseasters. Vagabondism caused by flight also belongs to this category. Structural hoboism is ...
Leo P. Chall, 1961

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOBOISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hoboism is used in the context of the following news items.
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When interventions die: wobbling towards 'old beardism'
And what was the significant and well-known hoboism of the historical IWW, if not 'lifestyle evangelism'? The 'historical reenactors' part has ... «libcom.org, Jan 15»
2
The Saga of Jack Dempsey's “Loaded” Gloves: Part 2
He had taken Jack Dempsey from near-hoboism poverty and transformed him into a heavyweight champion; he had staged some of the most ... «The Sweet Science, Dec 13»
3
Looking back: Difference between tramp, hobo and a bum
In 1963, the Herald offered a look at the fading “hi” signs of hoboism, which once could be seen in close proximity to railroads. That article ... «Plainview Daily Herald, Apr 13»
4
Brave new retail world: how the best leverage technology for better …
Futurelab: Fact plus fiction, 'hoboism' and brand tie-ups set to change marketingGraph Search and 7 implications for brands » ... «Marketing magazine Australia, Feb 13»
5
Part 3, Neo-Hoboism
I've noticed a tendency of many college-aged kids to admire a new form of the hobo lifestyle, called neo hoboism. You don't know what this is? «Subversify, Feb 12»
6
The 15 Scariest (and Most Culturally-Relevant) Beards of All Time
Unruly beards have long been a sign of depression, listlessness and hoboism, all of which Gore possibly suffered from after the election was ... «Flavorwire, Nov 09»

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