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nihilistic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to nihilism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to nihilism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English nihilist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English nihilistic From nihilist + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: nihilista — of or relating to nihilism
  • Czech: nihilistický — of or relating to nihilism
  • Danish: nihilistisk — of or relating to nihilism
  • Dutch: nihilistisch — of or relating to nihilism
  • Finnish: nihilistinen — of or relating to nihilism
  • French: nihiliste — of or relating to nihilism
  • Galician: nihilista — of or relating to nihilism
  • German: nihilistisch — of or relating to nihilism
  • Greek: μηδενιστικός (midenistikós) — of or relating to nihilism
  • Irish: nihilíoch — of or relating to nihilism
  • Italian: nichilista — of or relating to nihilism
  • Italian: nichilistico — of or relating to nihilism
  • Polish: nihilistyczny — of or relating to nihilism
  • Portuguese: nihilista — of or relating to nihilism
  • Russian: нигилисти́ческий (nigilistíčeskij) — of or relating to nihilism
  • Spanish: nihilista — of or relating to nihilism
  • Swedish: nihilistisk — of or relating to nihilism
  • Yiddish: ניהיליסטיש (nihilistish) — of or relating to nihilism