Definition of NIHILIST

nihilist

Plural: nihilists

Noun

  • One who believes in nihilism; a proponent of nothingness.
  • someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief
  • an advocate of anarchism
  • A person who accepts or champions nihilism.
  • An absolute skeptic; a person who believes in the truth of nothing.

Examples

  • A true Scrabble nihilist might argue that all words are equally meaningless.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin nihil (“nothing”) + -ist.

Scrabble Score: 11

nihilist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nihilist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nihilist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

nihilist: valid Words With Friends Word