Benthamite
adjective, noun
Benthamite is spelled B-E-N-T-H-A-M-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Benthamite means “Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Benthamite?
| Letters | 10: B-E-N-T-H-A-M-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Benthamite?
Benthamite appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Benthamite
- more Benthamite comparative
- most Benthamite superlative
- benthamite
- Benthamites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Benthamite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
noun
- 1
One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Benthamite come from?
From Bentham + -ite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).