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balloonism

balloonism noun: the sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.

Noun

balloonism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
    Synonyms:
    ballooning

Synonyms of balloonism

Origin of balloonism

From balloon + -ism.

Questions about balloonism

What does balloonism mean?
Balloonism means the sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
What part of speech is balloonism?
Balloonism is a noun.

Words near balloonism in the dictionary

  1. ballooniest
  2. ballooning
  3. ballooningly
  4. balloonings
  5. balloonish
  6. balloonism
  7. balloonist
  8. balloonists
  9. balloonless
  10. balloonlike
  11. balloonneer

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