malthusian theory Malthusianism • Malthusiast · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · malthusian theory · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence. Synonyms: Malthusianism, Malthusian theory. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079