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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-escapist.ogg Forms: more escapist [comparative], most escapist [superlative]
Etymology: From escape + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|escape|ist}} escape + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} escapist (comparative more escapist, superlative most escapist)
  1. Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy. Translations (intended or tending toward escape): 逃避现实的 (Chinese Mandarin), todellisuuspakoinen (Finnish), eskapistinen (Finnish), ਭਾਂਜਵਾਦੀ (bhāñjvādī) (Punjabi)
    Sense id: en-escapist-en-adj-1lgql0NN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Punjabi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 69 31

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-escapist.ogg Forms: escapists [plural]
Etymology: From escape + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|escape|ist}} escape + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} escapist (plural escapists)
  1. Someone who wants to escape; especially from reality Categories (topical): People Related terms: escapologist Translations (someone wanting to escape reality): 逃避现实的人 (Chinese Mandarin), eskapisti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-escapist-en-noun-TtLrMqPF Disambiguation of People: 37 63 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from English escapiste. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|en|escapiste}} Borrowed from English escapiste Head templates: {{ro-adj}} escapist m or n (feminine singular escapistă, masculine plural escapiști, feminine and neuter plural escapiste) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: escapistă [feminine, singular], escapiști [masculine, plural], escapiste [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], escapist [accusative, indefinite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], escapistă [accusative, feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], escapiști [accusative, indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], escapiste [accusative, feminine, indefinite, neuter, nominative, plural], escapistul [accusative, definite, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], escapista [accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular], escapiștii [accusative, definite, masculine, nominative, plural], escapistele [accusative, definite, feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], escapist [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], escapiste [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], escapiști [dative, genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], escapiste [dative, feminine, genitive, indefinite, neuter, plural], escapistului [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], escapistei [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, singular], escapiștilor [dative, definite, genitive, masculine, plural], escapistelor [dative, definite, feminine, genitive, neuter, plural]
  1. escapist Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-escapist-ro-adj-39XVIKem Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "masculine",
        "neuter",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
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    },
    {
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Romanian adjectives",
        "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Romanian lemmas",
        "Romanian terms borrowed from English",
        "Romanian terms derived from English"
      ],
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        "escapist"
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          "escapist",
          "escapist#English"
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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