Meanings
anglicism1
plural anglicisms
- Alternative letter-case form of Anglicism.
1 more example
In France the Académie Française is an important body in public life. It is the final arbiter of the language and a watchdog against its abuse. It issues warnings and edicts against anglicisms for which perfectly good French words exist, and lately its website has cautioned against fan zone and listing – though it accepts building for skyscraper and Browning for handgun as legitimate French words of English origin.
2016 October 13, Matthew Anderson, “The foreign words that seem like English – but aren’t”, in BBC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2020
Anglicism2
plural Anglicisms · alternative uncommon anglicism
- An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
- A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
- A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- LatinAnglus
- LatinAnglicus
- EnglishAnglicism
From Latin Anglicus + English -ism. By surface analysis, Anglic + -ism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian англици́зъм
- англици́зъм (anglicízăm)cultural aspect
Catalan anglicisme
- anglicismeword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Chinese Mandarin 英國英語 /英国英语, 英式用語 /英式用语
- 英國英語 /英国英语 (Yīngguó yīngyǔ)word or other feature borrowed from English to another language
- 英式用語 /英式用语 (Yīngshì yòngyǔ)word or other feature borrowed from English to another language
- 英國特色 /英国特色 (Yīngguó tèsè)word or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Czech anglicismus
- anglicismusword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Danish anglicisme
- anglicismeword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Dutch anglicisme
- anglicismeword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Esperanto anglismo
- anglismoword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Estonian anglitsism
- anglitsismword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Finnish englantilainen piirre, anglismi
- englantilainen piirrecultural aspect
- anglismiword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
French anglicisme
- anglicismeword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
German Anglizismus
- Anglizismusword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Greek αγγλισμός
- αγγλισμός (anglismós)word or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Hungarian anglicizmus
- anglicizmusword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Irish Béarlachas
- Béarlachasword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Italian anglicismo, anglismo
- anglicismoword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
- anglismoword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
- inglesismoword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Malay keinggerisan, anglisisme
- keinggerisanword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
- anglisismeword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Norwegian Bokmål anglisisme
- anglisismeword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Polish anglicyzm, anglicyzm
- anglicyzmcultural aspect
- anglicyzmword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Portuguese anglicismo, anglicismo
- anglicismocultural aspect
- anglicismoword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Russian англици́зм, англици́зм
- англици́зм (anglicízm)cultural aspect
- англици́зм (anglicízm)word or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Scottish Gaelic Beurlachd, Beurlachas
- Beurlachdword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
- Beurlachasword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Slovak anglicizmus
- anglicizmusword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Spanish anglicismo
- anglicismoword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Swedish anglicism
- anglicismword or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Ukrainian англіци́зм
- англіци́зм (anhlicýzm)word or other feature borrowed from English to another language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anglicism
Cite this entry
anglicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglicism
“anglicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglicism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anglicism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anglicism.
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