pugilism
pugilism · pugilisms
Fighting with fistsFighting with fists.
US/pjˈudʒəlɪzəm/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Fighting with fists.
fighting with the fists
Origin
From Latin pugil (“fist”) + -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European rooFrom Latin pugil (“fist”) + -ism, related to pugnus (“fist”), from Proto-Indo-European roots. Compare contemporary pugilist (“boxer”), 1790.
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Forms
plural: pugilismsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- fighting with the fists:boxingfisticuffs
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable