# Keynesian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkeɪnziən/ · frequency rank #39,882

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Keynes + -ian.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ekynesian`, `kenyesian`, `keyensian`, `keyneisan`, `keynesain`, `keynesiann`, `keynesina`, `keynessian`, `keynnesian`, `keynseian`, `keyynesian`, `kkeynesian`, `kyenesian`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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