nimbyism
noun
nimbyism is spelled N-I-M-B-Y-I-S-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, nimbyism means “The ideology of a nimby” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nimbyism is nimbyisms.
How many letters and syllables are in nimbyism?
| Letters | 8: N-I-M-B-Y-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 nimbyism?
Nimbyism appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 nimbyism
- nimbyisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nimbyism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryThe ideology of a nimby.
Are the objections to the airport legitimate or is it just a case of nimbyism?
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of nimbyism.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of nimbyism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nimbyism come from?
From nimby + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).