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tantalism

/ˈtæntəlɪzəm/

tantalism noun: tantalization.

Noun

tantalism (countable and uncountable, plural tantalisms)

  1. (dated) tantalization.
    • I dare say will think it a lively representation of a person lying under the torments of such a kind of Tantalism, or Platonic Hell, as that which we have now under consideration.1711 June 23 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “TUESDAY, June 13, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 90; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I, New...
    • January 1811, Josiah Quincy, Amendment to the Constitution
      Is not such a provision like tantalism to this people?

Forms of tantalism

pluraltantalisms

Origin of tantalism

tantalize + -ism.

Questions about tantalism

What does tantalism mean?
Tantalism means tantalization.
What part of speech is tantalism?
Tantalism is a noun.
How do you pronounce tantalism?
Tantalism is pronounced /ˈtæntəlɪzəm/.
What is the plural of tantalism?
The plural of tantalism is tantalisms.

Words near tantalism in the dictionary

  1. tantalisers
  2. tantalises
  3. tantalising
  4. tantalisingly
  5. tantalisings
  6. tantalism
  7. tantalisms
  8. tantalite
  9. tantalites
  10. tantalium
  11. tantalization

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