"looksist" meaning in English

See looksist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more looksist [comparative], most looksist [superlative]
Etymology: From looks + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|looks|ist}} looks + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} looksist (comparative more looksist, superlative most looksist)
  1. Alternative form of lookist Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lookist Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination
    Sense id: en-looksist-en-adj-w8lSBQ3t Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun

Forms: looksists [plural]
Etymology: From looks + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|looks|ist}} looks + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} looksist (plural looksists)
  1. Alternative form of lookist Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lookist Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination
    Sense id: en-looksist-en-noun-w8lSBQ3t Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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