What does revolutionary mean?
Definitions for revolutionary
ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr irev·o·lu·tion·a·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word revolutionary.
Princeton's WordNet
revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverteradjective
a radical supporter of political or social revolution
revolutionary, radicaladjective
markedly new or introducing radical change
"a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
rotatory, revolutionaryadjective
of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
revolutionaryadjective
relating to or having the nature of a revolution
"revolutionary wars"; "the Revolutionary era"
revolutionaryadjective
advocating or engaged in revolution
"revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"
Wiktionary
revolutionarynoun
A revolutionist; a person who revolts.
revolutionaryadjective
Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.
revolutionaryadjective
pertaining to something that portends of great change; overthrowing a standing mindset
revolutionaryadjective
pertaining to something that revolves
Etymology: confer révolutionnaire
ChatGPT
revolutionary
Revolutionary refers to something that involves or brings about a significant or dramatic change. It may also pertain to ideas, actions, or people that advocate for or are involved in bringing about political or social revolutions. Revolutionary can describe inventions or methods that change the way things are done in a profound way. Additionally, it is used to label someone who supports or participates in a revolution.
Webster Dictionary
Revolutionaryadjective
of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to, or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war; revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators
Revolutionarynoun
a revolutionist
Etymology: [Cf. F. rvolutionnaire.]
Wikidata
Revolutionary
A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
revolutionary
Tending or pertaining to a revolution in government; as, a revolutionary war.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'revolutionary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3856
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'revolutionary' in Adjectives Frequency: #517
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of revolutionary in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of revolutionary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of revolutionary in a Sentence
What Donald Trump's revolutionary effect has been [ is ] to make things acceptable that were unthinkable until recently.
Unfortunately,' Mockingjay - Part 1' has all the personality of an industrial film, there's not a drop of insolence, insubordination or insurrection running through its veins ; it feels like a manufactured product through and through, ironic and sad given its revolutionary theme.
Throughout the FTC’s history we have had to adapt our enforcement to changing technology, our obligation is to do what we’ve always done, which is to apply the tools we have to these changing technologies … [and] not be scared off by this idea that this is a new, revolutionary technology.
The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but it must be followed by a sense of futility.
The president (Hassan Rouhani) is in favor of this deal because he can fulfill his promises to improve the economy but the Supreme Leader (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) and also the Revolutionary Guards prefer moving towards the East and working with China and Russia instead of the West.
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- revolucionariCatalan, Valencian
- revolucionář, revolučníCzech
- revolutionærDanish
- revolutionär, RevolutionärinGerman
- επαναστατικόςGreek
- revoluciaEsperanto
- revolucionaria, revolucionarioSpanish
- انقلابیPersian
- vallankumouksellinenFinnish
- révolutionnaireFrench
- rèabhlaideachScottish Gaelic
- forradalmi, forradalmárHungarian
- revolusionerIndonesian
- rivoluzionarioItalian
- מהפכניתHebrew
- 革命家, 革命的Japanese
- ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಕಾರಿKannada
- 혁명가Korean
- شۆڕشگێڕKurdish
- rerumLatin
- revoliucingas, revoliucionierė, revoliucinga, revoliucinė, revoliucionierius, revoliucinisLithuanian
- revolucionārs, revolucionāre, revolucionāraLatvian
- kaiwhana, kaiwhakatumaMāori
- baanbrekend, revolutionairDutch
- revolusjonærNorwegian Nynorsk
- revolusjonærNorwegian
- rewolucjonistka, rewolucyjny, rewolucjonistaPolish
- revolucionárioPortuguese
- revoluționarRomanian
- революционер, революционерка, революционныйRussian
- banbrytande, revolutionärSwedish
- புரட்சிகரTamil
- революційнийUkrainian
- nhà cách mạngVietnamese
- levolutanik, levolutan, hilevolutan, jilevolutanik, jilevolutan, hilevolutanik, levolutikVolapük
- רעוואלוציאנערYiddish
- 革命的Chinese
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