Home › Words › T › tropicalisttropicalisttropicalist means of, or characteristic of tropicalism.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tropicalist ranks #13,713 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Brazilian Portuguese tropicalista with substitution of -ist. By surface analysis, tropical + -ist. Piecewise doublet of tropicalista.adjOf, or characteristic of tropicalism.e.g.“This sort of juxtaposition, which suggested that under-development was inscribed in the process of conservative modernization in Brazil, would become a hallmark of tropicalist cultural production.” — 2014, Christopher Dunn, Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture:nounA follower or proponent of tropicalism.A scientist specializing in studying of tropical environments.e.g.“Most tropicalists, (scientists from developed countries working on tropical environments) come from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.” — 1994, Peter McDonald, editor, The Literature of Soil Science:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ecosystematist 65% match — A biologist whose speciality is ecosystems vs tropicalist →bryologist 62% match — A scientist specialising in bryology. vs tropicalist →reptilologist 61% match — A scientist who studies reptiles. vs tropicalist →bioclimatologist 59% match — One who studies bioclimatology. vs tropicalist →ecologist 59% match — A scholar of ecology. vs tropicalist →primatologist 59% match — A specialist in primatology. vs tropicalist →reptologist 58% match — A scientist who studies reptiles. vs tropicalist →aerobiologist 58% match — A biologist specializing in aerobiology. vs tropicalist →