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bonisms

bonisms is the plural of bonism.

Meaning of bonism

Noun

bonism (usually uncountable, plural bonisms)

  1. (usually) The belief that the world, while not perfect, is fundamentally good.
    • Jowett's optimism verges on pessimism, or, let us say, his bonism verges on malism.1895, Lionel Arthur Tollemache, Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol, page 91
    Antonyms:
    malism

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Questions about bonisms

What is bonisms the plural of?
Bonisms is the plural of bonism.

Words near bonisms in the dictionary

  1. boninite
  2. boninites
  3. boninitic
  4. Bonins
  5. bonism
  6. bonisms
  7. bonist
  8. bonistics
  9. bonists
  10. Bonita
  11. Bonita Springs

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