LOOKISM


Meaning of LOOKISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlu̇-ki-zəm ]

noun

also looks·ism ˈlu̇k-si-

Date: 1978

: prejudice or discrimination based on physical appearance and especially physical appearance believed to fall short of societal notions of beauty

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.