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fatalistic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to fatalism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Submissive to fate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to fatalism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a fatalist person

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fatalist

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fatalista — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Esperanto: fatalisma — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Finnish: fatalistinen — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Galician: fatalista — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • German: fatalistisch — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Greek: μοιρολατρικός (moirolatrikós) — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Italian: fatalistico — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Portuguese: fatalista — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Spanish: fatalista — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Swedish: fatalistisk — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Volapük: fätimik — of or pertaining to fatalism
  • Catalan: fatalista — submissive to fate
  • German: schicksalsergeben — submissive to fate
  • Swedish: fatalistisk — submissive to fate