Keynesianism
/ˈkeɪnziənɪz.m̩/noun
Keynesianism is a noun meaning “A prescriptive or normative economic stance according to which the state should actively stimulate economic growth and improve stability in the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled K-E-Y-N-E-S-I-A-N-I-S-M, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of Keynesianism is Keynesianisms.
What does Keynesianism mean?
noun
- 1
A prescriptive or normative economic stance according to which the state should actively stimulate economic growth and improve stability in the private sector through interest rates, taxation and public projects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce Keynesianism?
- /ˈkeɪnziənɪz.m̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Keynesianism
- Keynesianisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is Keynesianism?
Keynesianism appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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).
Keynesianism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense economic stance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | keynésianisme |
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 Keynesianism come from?
From Keynesian + -ism; named after John Maynard Keynes, British economist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).