Definition of PACIFIST

pacifist

Plural: pacifists

Noun

  • A person who believes in pacifism; opposes war.
  • someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
  • One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  • One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  • One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
  • One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  • One who is anti-war.
  • One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  • One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
  • A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.

Adjective Satellite

  • opposed to war

Adj

  • Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic.

Examples

  • As a Words With Friends PACIFIST, she preferred building words cooperatively rather than offensively blocking.
  • Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.

Origin / Etymology

From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.

Synonyms

disarmer, dovish, pacificist, pacifistic, Gandhist, anti-bellicist, dove, dovelike, irenic, irenical, non-violent, pacific, pacifist, peaceable, peaceful, unaggressive

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

pacifist: valid Words With Friends Word