English Explanatory Dictionary

anarchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
  2. The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
  3. A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
  4. Confusion in general; disorder.

Pronunciation

/ˈæn.ə.ki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anarchy.wav /ˈæn.ɚ.ki/ /ˈeə̯n.ɚ.ki/ /ˈɛə̯n.ɚ.ki/ /ˈæn.ɑɹ.ki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-anarchy.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-anarchy.wav /ˈeə̯n.ɑɹ.ki/ /ˈɛə̯n.ɑɹ.ki/

Word forms

anarchy anarchies

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρχω (ắrkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νᾰρχος (ắnărkhos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā)der. New Latin anarchiader. English anarchy From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía). By surface analysis, an- + -archy.

Synonyms

disorder anarchism

Antonyms

nonanarchy antonym(s) of order

Derived words

anarchic anarchical anarchically anarchism anarchist anarchize anarcho- anarchology anarchy of production anarchy server anarchy symbol crypto anarchy cryptoanarchy cyberanarchy market anarchy relationship anarchy
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