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darwinistic

darwinistic

8.1
Connected with Charles Darwin's idea that living things change over time by natural selection
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɑr.wɪˈnɪs.tɪk/
translation icon : darwinista
  • The novel explores darwinistic themes, showing how survival often depends on natural selection.

Examples

  • Understanding darwinistic principles helps us appreciate the complexity of life on Earth.

  • In such everyday ways of thinking, we can see the Darwinistic hoofprint of a supposedly rational economic order.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Many scientists accept the idea that darwinistic processes play a crucial role in the evolution of species.

Synonyms

evolutionary
vsdarwinistic
  • Specialized
177 4.6

About slow change over a long time, often in living things

focuses on natural selection as Darwin proposed rather than evolution generally
Darwinian
vsdarwinistic
14 6.2

About the idea that living things change over time by natural selection

is an alternate adjective form used for the same meaning
Darwinist
vsdarwinistic
1 6.5

Relating to the idea that species change over time by natural selection

is neutral and only refers to the theory rather than supporting it
neo-Darwinian
vsdarwinistic
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Relating to modern evolution theory that explains change by genes and groups of animals or plants

is broader and refers to Darwin's ideas rather than only modern genetics
selectionist
vsdarwinistic
  • Specialized
8.7

Supporting the idea that natural selection explains most traits

is tied specifically to Darwin's evolutionary theory rather than to selection generally
adaptationist
vsdarwinistic
  • Specialized
8.4

About the idea that a trait or behavior developed to help survival and reproduction

uses the wider natural selection idea rather than only adaptation explanations

Surface Forms

darwinistic positive

Morphology

darwinistic = Darwin (transparent) = darwin + istic

The adjective is directly formed from the proper name 'Darwin' with the adjectival suffix '-istic', so learners who know 'Darwin' and common adjectival morphology can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Darwinistic comes from the name Darwin and the ending -istic, which means 'related to'. Charles Darwin wrote about 'natural selection' and 'evolution', so darwinistic describes ideas or views that follow his way of explaining how species change over time.