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illeist

Syllables: il·le·istUK/ˈɪliɪst/

illeist noun: someone who refers to themselves in the third person.

Noun

illeist (plural illeists)

  1. Someone who refers to themselves in the third person.

Adjective

illeist (comparative more illeist, superlative most illeist)

  1. Involving illeism.

Forms of illeist

Noun
pluralilleists
Adjective
comparativemore illeist
superlativemost illeist

Origin of illeist

From Latin ille (“that man; he”) + -ist.

Questions about illeist

What does illeist mean?
Illeist means someone who refers to themselves in the third person.
What part of speech is illeist?
Illeist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce illeist?
Illeist is pronounced /ˈɪliɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of illeist?
The plural of illeist is illeists.

Words near illeist in the dictionary

  1. illegitimized
  2. illegitimizes
  3. illegitimizing
  4. illeism
  5. illeisms
  6. illeist
  7. illeists
  8. illeity
  9. iller
  10. illest
  11. illeviable

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