adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ɪˌɡæl.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
favoring social equality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a classless society
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: classless
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a person who believes in the equality of all people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: equalitarian
Antonyms: elitist
Broader terms: moralist
History
Etymology
From French égalitaire + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
igualitari
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Chinese Mandarin:
平等主義的 /平等主义的
(píngděngzhǔyì de)
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Chinese Mandarin:
平均主義的 /平均主义的
(píngjūnzhǔyì de)
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Czech:
rovnostářský
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Danish:
egalitær
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Dutch:
egalitair
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Finnish:
tasa-arvoinen
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Finnish:
egalitaarinen
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
French:
égalitaire
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Galician:
igualitario
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
German:
egalitär
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Hebrew:
שוויוני
(shivyoní)
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Hindi:
समानतावादी
(samāntāvādī)
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Icelandic:
jafnréttis-
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Italian:
egualitario
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Norwegian:
egalitær
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Polish:
egalitarny
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Polish:
równościowy
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Portuguese:
igualitário
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Romanian:
egalitar
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Russian:
уравни́тельный
(uravnítelʹnyj)
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Russian:
эгалита́рный
(egalitárnyj)
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Spanish:
igualitario
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Swedish:
egalitär
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Turkish:
eşitlikçi
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
Ukrainian:
егаліта́рний
(ehalitárnyj)
— characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people
French:
égalitaire
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
German:
Egalitarist
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
German:
Egalitaristin
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Icelandic:
jafnréttissinni
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Italian:
egualitario
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Norwegian:
egalitarist
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Portuguese:
igualitário
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Russian:
эгалитарист
(egalitarist)
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Russian:
побо́рник равноправия
(pobórnik ravnopravija)
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Russian:
сторо́нник эгалитаризма
(storónnik egalitarizma)
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Turkish:
eşitlikçi
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
Ukrainian:
егалітарист
(ehalitaryst)
— person who accepts or promotes social equality and equal rights for all people
