Keynesian
/ˈkeɪnziən/adjective, noun
Keynesian is an adjective meaning “Of or pertaining to an economic theory based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, as put forward in his book The General Theory of Employment…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled K-E-Y-N-E-S-I-A-N and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 2 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does Keynesian mean?
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to an economic theory based on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, as put forward in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, published in 1936 in response to the Great Depression of the 1930s, and extensively extended by a large body of followers before and after his death in 1946.
noun
- 1
A proponent of Keynesian economic doctrine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce Keynesian?
- US /ˈkeɪnziən/
Keynesian has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Keynesian
- more Keynesian comparative
- most Keynesian superlative
- Keynesians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is Keynesian?
Keynesian appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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).
Keynesian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to an economic theory based on the ideas of Keynes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | keynésien |
| Portuguese | keynesiano |
| Spanish | keynesiano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Keynesian come from?
From Keynes + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).