anomie

Alternative forms

• anomy

Etymology

From French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomía, “lawlessness”), from ἄνομος (ánomos, “lawless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈænəmiː/

Noun

anomie (countable and uncountable, plural anomies)

1. Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

Anagrams

• Anemoi

Noun

anomie f

1. anomie

Etymology

First attested in 1749. Borrowed from French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomía, “lawlessness”), from Ancient Greek ἄνομος (ánomos, “lawless”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

anomie f (uncountable)

1. lawlessness
   • 1749, Wilhelmus Peiffers, Agt korte t'zamenspraken; ingerigt tot onpartydig onderoek en genoegzame wederlegginge van de herrnhuttery, publ. by Gerardus Borstius.

     Z. Het eene met het andere vergeleken levert uit de klaarſte blyken van Antinomie en Anomie.

2. (sociology) anomie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.nɔ.mi/

Noun

anomie f (plural anomies)

1. anomie

Further reading

• “anomie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French anomie.

Noun

anomie f (uncountable)

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