Leonardo Sciascia, for example, views the motif of the dissolution of individual identity as an aspect of Pirandello's Sicilianism rather than as a reflection of the vaster Western crisis of identity.
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Sicilianism
Synonyms for "sicilianism"
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Sentence evidence is available for sicilianism, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "sicilianism".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "sicilianism"
Keep "sicilianism" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "sicilianism" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "sicilianism", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "sicilianism" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
2 Isle-solitude, island and solitude, is a much wider concept than Sicilianism, a subjective condition resulting from the Sicilian mental condition. The Sciascian island and the ‘isle-solitude’ that follows from it, considered both with its good and bad connotations (as a port and a refuge), in Sciascia becomes an ideology. See Sciascia, ‘Sicilia e siciltudine’^([sic – meaning sicilitudine]) (Sicily and Sicilianism), La corda pazza (The Crazy Rope), in Opere 1956–1971, pp. 961-8 (p. 963).
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1900, J. Rendel Harris, Further Researches into the History of the Ferrar-Group, C. J. Clay and Sons, Cambridge University Press, page 76, In proving or testing for Sicilianism or Ferrarism amongst the MSS. tabulated above, we must be to a large extent dependent upon fresh examinations and further collations. It is, however, interesting to note that in the case of some of the MSS. referred to, including the less accessible of them, the Ferrarism, or the Sicilianism, can be clearly made out.
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1994, Frede Jensen (editor and translator), Tuscan Poetry of the Duecento: An Anthology, footnote, page 308, 12. dia: is Provençal or a Sicilianism: ogni dia (Notaio, v. 6: Cont I 61) 'every day'.
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Common questions
How should I check whether a synonym fits "sicilianism"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.