tokenistic
adjective
tokenistic is spelled T-O-K-E-N-I-S-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tokenistic means “Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tokenistic?
| Letters | 10: T-O-K-E-N-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 tokenistic?
Tokenistic appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 tokenistic
- more tokenistic comparative
- most tokenistic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tokenistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Serving as a token of support, compliance, etc., but lacking substance; exhibiting or relating to tokenism.
The government has taken nothing more than tokenistic actions on behalf of people with disabilities.
- 2
obsoleteConstituting a token or symbol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tokenistic come from?
From token + -istic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).