validismo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.liˈd͡ʒiz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.liˈd͡ʒiz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /va.liˈd͡ʒiʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.liˈd͡ʒiz.mo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.liˈdiʒ.mu/ [vɐ.liˈðiʒ.mu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.liˈdiʒ.mu/ [vɐ.liˈðiʒ.mu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.liˈdiʒ.mu/ [bɐ.liˈðiʒ.mu]

• Rhymes: -izmu, -iʒmu
• Hyphenation: va‧li‧dis‧mo

Etymology 1

From valido (“valued”) +‎ -ismo.

Noun

validismo m (plural validismos)

1. nepotism, cronyism (favoring of relatives for their relationships rather than their abilities)

   Synonyms: afilhadismo, amiguismo, nepotismo

Etymology 2

From válido (“valid”) +‎ -ismo.

Noun

validismo m (plural validismos)

1. ableism (discrimination against people with disabilities)

   Synonym: capacitismo

Further reading

• “validismo”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “validismo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “validismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “validismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baliˈdismo/ [ba.liˈð̞iz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: va‧li‧dis‧mo

Noun

validismo m (plural validismos)

1. independence (not needing a career)