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EPICURISM
Definition of EPICURISM
noun
Synonym of Epicureanism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin Epicurismus, from Epicurus + -ismus (“-ism”). Equivalent to epicure + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EPICURISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EPICURISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CEIIMPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start EPICUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found EPICURISM?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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