Definition
The quality or characteristic of being able to absorb and incorporate different things into a unified whole.
Etymology
Built from 'assimilative' plus the suffix '-ness' (expressing a quality or state). This creates a noun from an adjective, a common English word-building pattern that allows abstract qualities to be discussed as countable concepts.
Kelly Says
The word became popular in 19th-century sociology to describe how immigrant communities could blend into host cultures, yet the word itself demonstrates this principle—it's built from pieces that came from different languages originally.
Translations
ARالعربية
اندماج
in-dam-aaj
BNবাংলা
সমন্বয়
so-mn-bo-y
CACatalà
assimilació
as-si-mi-la-tsi-o
CSČeština
asimilace
a-si-mi-la-ce
DADansk
assimilering
as-si-mi-le-ring
DEDeutsch
Assimilierbarkeit
as-i-mee-lie-rah-keit
ELΕλληνικά
asimίωση
a-si-mi-o-si
ESEspañol
asimilación
as-i-mee-la-θjon
FAفارسی
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon
FISuomi
assimiloituminen
as-si-mi-loi-tu-mi-nen
FRFrançais
assimilation
as-i-mi-la-syohn
HAHA
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon
HEעברית
אסימילציה
a-si-mil-at-sia
HIहिन्दी
समावेशीकरण
sa-ma-ve-shi-ka-ra-n
HUMagyar
assimiláció
as-si-mi-la-tsio
IDBahasa Indonesia
asimilasi
a-si-mi-la-si
IGIG
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon
ITItaliano
assimilazione
as-si-mi-la-tsjoon-e
KKKK
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon
KMKM
អនុគ្រោធ
a-nu-krou-oth
KO한국어
asimilation
a-si-mi-le-i-sjon
MSBahasa Melayu
asimilasi
a-si-mi-la-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပညာရပ်
pe-nya-ya-pet
NLNederlands
assimilatie
as-si-mi-la-tsie
NONorsk
assimilering
as-si-mi-le-ring
PAPA
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon
PLPolski
asimilacja
a-si-mi-la-tsia
PTPortuguês
assimilação
as-si-mi-la-sjoon
RORomână
asimilare
a-si-mi-la-re
RUРусский
ассимиляция
as-si-mi-li-at-siya
SVSvenska
assimilering
as-si-mi-le-ring
SWKiswahili
assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon
TAதமிழ்
ஒருங்கிணைப்பு
oru-ngi-nai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
లవణీకరణ
la-va-nee-ka-ra-n
THไทย
การดัดแปลง
gaan dt daet daep-long
TLTL
pagkakasabay
pa-gka-ka-sa-bay
TRTürkçe
asimilasyon
a-si-mi-la-syohn
UKУкраїнська
асиміляція
a-si-mi-li-at-siya
URاردو
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon
VITiếng Việt
sự đồng hóa
su dong hoa
YOYO
Assimilation
a-si-mi-la-shon