capitalistic

English

Etymology

From capital +‎ -istic. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

capitalistic (comparative more capitalistic, superlative most capitalistic)

1. Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.
   • 1957, The Development of Air Doctrine in the Army Air Arm, 1917-1941:

     This gloomy view of the capitalistic production system envisioned ceaseless warfare among the major powers.

   • 1990, "A" - The Journey of Self-Discovery:

     In other words, the workers will overthrow the capitalistic class and establish a so-called dictatorship of the proletariat, which will finally become a classless society.

2. Organised on a capitalist basis.

Synonyms

• capitalist

Antonyms

• anticapitalist
• anti-capitalist
• anti-capitalistic
• anticapitalistic
• noncapitalist
• non-capitalist
• noncapitalistic
• non-capitalistic
• Socialist
• socialist
• socialistic

 

Derived terms

• anarcho-capitalistic
• anticapitalistic
• capitalistical
• capitalistically
• neocapitalistic
• noncapitalistic
• precapitalistic
• protocapitalistic
• technocapitalistic
• uncapitalistic

 

Translations

of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists

• Armenian: կապիտալիստական (hy) (kapitalistakan)
• Czech: kapitalistický (cs)
• Danish: kapitalistisk
• Dutch: kapitalistisch (nl)
• Esperanto: kapitalisma
• French: capitaliste (fr)
• German: kapitalistisch (de)
• Greek: καπιταλιστικός (el) m (kapitalistikós), καπιταλιστική (el) f (kapitalistikí), καπιταλιστικό (el) n (kapitalistikó)
• Manx: bun-argidagh
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kapitalistisk

  Nynorsk: kapitalistisk

• Scottish Gaelic: calpach
• Spanish: capitalista (es)
• Tagalog: puhunanin
• Urdu: سَرْمایَہ دارانَہ (sarmāya dārāna)
• Volapük: katädimik
• Yiddish: קאַפּיטאַליסטיש (kapitalistish)