Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bolsterment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bol-ster-ment
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of bolstering.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because Caroline and Caleb had paid no attention to him when he made the first martini, he now made a second, for energy and general bolsterment, and officially considered it his first."

Etymology

From bolster + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bolster

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bolsterment mean?: The process of bolstering.
Where does bolsterment come from?: From bolster + -ment.

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