Home › Words › P › phalangistphalangistphalangist means of or pertaining to the Phalange.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, phalangist ranks #36,498 of 42,806 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Phalange + -ist.adjOf or pertaining to the PhalangenounA member of the PhalangeDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.phalangite 78% match — A soldier belonging to a phalanx. vs phalangist →phalangeal 69% match — Relating to a phalanx. vs phalangist →phalange 68% match — Synonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”). vs phalangist →falangist 65% match — A member of the Falange. vs phalangist →phalangal 63% match — Synonym of phalangeal. vs phalangist →phalangidan 58% match — Any arachnid of the order Phalangida vs phalangist →phalangopsid 58% match — Any insect of the genus Phalangopsis vs phalangist →phalansterian 57% match — One who favours the system of phalansteries proposed by Charles Fourier. vs phalangist →