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Meaning of "tigerism" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF TIGERISM

ˈtaɪɡərˌɪzəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGERISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tigerism 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 TIGERISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tigerism in the English dictionary

The definition of tigerism in the dictionary is an arrogant and showy manner.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIGERISM

altruism · atheism · brachypterism · cavalierism · ganderism · heroism · Hinduism · hipsterism · Judaism · memoirism · multilateralism · newspaperism · niggerism · ockerism · ogreism · shamateurism · traitorism · tribadism · tutorism · vampirism

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGERISM

tiger beetle · tiger cat · tiger economy · tiger kidnapping · tiger lily · tiger market · tiger moth · tiger mother · tiger prawn · tiger shark · tiger snake · tiger team · tiger-like · tiger´s-eye · tigereye · tigerish · tigerishly · tigerishness · tigerly · tigery

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGERISM

asterism · boosterism · careerism · chimerism · consumerism · esoterism · gangsterism · Hitlerism · isomerism · keto-enol tautomerism · mannerism · mesmerism · metamerism · pauperism · Quakerism · spoonerism · stereoisomerism · tautomerism · Thatcherism · tourism · volunteerism

Synonyms and antonyms of tigerism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tigerism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGERISM

Find out the translation of tigerism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

Translator English - Chinese

tigerism
1,325 millions of speakers
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tigerism
570 millions of speakers
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English

tigerism
510 millions of speakers
hi

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tigerism
380 millions of speakers
ar

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tigerism
280 millions of speakers
ru

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tigerism
278 millions of speakers
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tigerism
270 millions of speakers
bn

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tigerism
260 millions of speakers
fr

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tigerism
220 millions of speakers
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Harimau
190 millions of speakers
de

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tigerism
180 millions of speakers
ja

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tigerism
130 millions of speakers
ko

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tigerism
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Tigerism
85 millions of speakers
vi

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tigerism
80 millions of speakers
ta

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tigerism
75 millions of speakers
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वाघवाद
75 millions of speakers
tr

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tigerism
70 millions of speakers
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tigerism
65 millions of speakers
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tigerism
50 millions of speakers
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tigerism
40 millions of speakers
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tigerism
30 millions of speakers
el

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tigerism
15 millions of speakers
af

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tigerism
14 millions of speakers
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tigerism
10 millions of speakers
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tigerism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tigerism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGERISM»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of tigerism
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tigerism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGERISM»

Discover the use of tigerism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tigerism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal
Tigerism under the Edwards and Henrys was ostensible in long pointed shoes fastened to the knee with chains. Under Louis XIV. tigerism broke out in the enormity of the wig, and of the lace ruflles round the boot. Under James I. yellow I' llHS ...
‎1836
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The London and Paris Observer: Or Chronicle of Literature, ...
So various and so minute are the shadings ofthis species of tigerism, that Cuvier himself could have failed to arrange them. The Connaught and Munster tiger, for instance, may be known by his hat stuck on three hairs of one side of his head, ...
‎1837
3
The New Monthly Magazine
Tigerism under the Edwards and Henrys was ostensible in long pointed shoes fastened to the knee with chains. Under Louis XIV. tigerism broke out in the enormity of the wig, and of the lace ruffles round the boot. Under James I. yellow ruffs ...
‎1836
4
The annotated Mississippi code: showing the general statutes ...
... 1478. did not authorize the removal of a prisoner from the jail of one county to that of a nonadjoining county merely on the ground that the prisoner's absence from the county would be desirable to discourage the operation of "blind tigerism.
Mississippi, William Hemingway, 1917
5
Sri Lanka: A Dangerous Interlude
... he argued.10 If one could go by Manikkalingam's hypothesis of the birth and growth ofTamil nationalism or Tigerism, one would arrive at the conclusion that the Sri Lankan state or, specifically, the Sinhalese leadership, paved the way for the ...
Apratim Mukarji, 2005
6
Frontline
... his publication, Tigerism. The fall of Jaffna, a disaster for both the LTTE and all Tamils, is a direct consequence of the LTTE breaking the ceasefire. Indeed there have been many occasions when a settlement was in sight but was sabotaged ...
‎1996
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The Southern Reporter
We may conclude from the testimony that the purpose of the judge in ordering Buck removed from Choctaw county was to discourage "blind tigerism" and make it easier for the officers to enforce the law against unlawful retailing. He doubtless  ...
‎1913
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Southern Reporter
We may conclude from the testimony that the purpose of the judge in ordering Buck removed from Choctaw county was to discourage "blind tigerism" and make it easier for the officers to enforce the law against unlawful retailing. He doubtless  ...
‎1913
9
Heads of the people; or, Portraits of the English, drawn by ...
but he is not a bad painter, being a keen, respectable man of the world, who has a cool head, and knows what is what. In France, where tigerism used to be the fashion among the painters, I make no doubt Carmine would have let his beard ...
English, Heads, 1841
10
Bentley's Miscellany
The nature and attributes of tigerism, however, as set forth by the gallant captain, were far from unsatisfactory. Joe, who possessed instincts 90 THE BODY- COACHMAN.
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1841

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGERISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tigerism is used in the context of the following news items.
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איך אומרים נמר באוקראינית?
המודל מבוסס על יזמות רב-ממדית, ולמעשה ארבע-ממדית: מנהיגות, יזמות, נמרות ומכירות (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Tigerism & Sales). ממדי הנמר הם: Tenacious ... «Daily Maily אנשים ומחשבים, Jul 15»
2
Frank Coughlan: Sneer all you like at the lingo but Dortspeak is here …
Terence Dolan says he considers Dortspeak so fake and inorganic that it will die out with the last strains of Celtic Tigerism. It would need to hurry up. The only ... «Irish Independent, Oct 13»
3
Stroke of madness
("Traj" is a Tigerism for trajectory.) "It's kind of neat to talk numbers like that because most people probably don't really get it." Tiger Woods had a new mountain ... «ESPN, Jan 13»
4
Irvine doctor revives lifeless boy in South Carolina
It was just a “Tigerism,'' his mother explained. He likes to state random facts. The fifth-grader also likes to act. He recently played Sheldon in the South Carolina ... «OCRegister, Jan 13»
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Ontario budget puts Liberals on collision course with public-sector …
The spectre of legislation only after negotiations was “paper tigerism,” his finance critic added. The potential backlash from unions, whom the Liberals have ... «National Post, Mar 12»
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Shifting Tides of Military Power in the South China Sea
The U.S. is stripping itself of the means to support its words, and irking China's growing sensitivity to “paper-tigerism.” In Helprin's estimation, the home-court ... «theTrumpet.com, Sep 10»
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Who knew that Nintendo makes a sex toy?
Or Tigerism. Of course, nympho is in the eye of the beholder. Sex pioneer Alfred Kinsey quipped that a nymphomaniac is "someone who has more sex than you ... «Toronto Sun, Apr 10»
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'Pragmatic and viable political force representing the Sri Lankan …
The tigers may have gone but the ill- effects of tigerism linger. Velupillai Prabhakaran along with his followers, minions, sycophants and fellow-travelers has ... «TamilWeek, Mar 10»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tigerism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tigerism>. May 2024 ».
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