Meanings
adjectiveantimechanistic (comparative more antimechanistic, superlative most antimechanistic)
comparative more antimechanistic · superlative most antimechanistic
- human sciencesRejecting or opposing mechanism.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
- New Latinmechanismu
- Englishmechan(ism)
- Englishmechanistic
- Englishantimechanistic
From anti- + mechanistic.
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antimechanistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimechanistic
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“antimechanistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimechanistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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