different between completest vs completist

English

Etymology

complete +? -est

Adjective

completest

1. superlative form of complete: most complete

Verb

completest

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of complete

English

Etymology 1

complete +? -ist. Originally from fanspeak, the slang of science fiction fans.

Noun

completist (plural completists)

1. A collector who strives to obtain a complete collection of some type of thing.

Translations

Adjective

completist (comparative more completist, superlative most completist)

1. Which attempts to collect something completely.

Related terms

• completism

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007) , “completist”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 25
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2021) , “completist n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Etymology 2

complete +? -ist

Noun

completist (plural completists)

1. A person who champions any philosophy which focuses on the completeness of something; as, a completist philosopher who holds that a definite complete body of knowledge exists to be discovered

Translations

Etymology 3

Adjective

completist (comparative more completist, superlative most completist)

1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of completest