Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dénouement

/ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: de-noue-ment
IPA: /ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑnt/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Emily was a great favourite with him; and he had always viewed the attachment, at whose dénouement between her and Lorraine, Lady Mandeville meant to preside, as a somewhat foolish romance."
"At last this affair is moving towards the explosive dénouement he has been craving — the revelation, the release of tension, that will shake the universe in one fierce convulsion, and then allow everything to fall back into its rightful place, restored to normality!"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French dénouement (“resolution”, literally “unknotting”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑnt/
British English: /deˈnuːmɑ̃/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dénouements (plural) denouement (alternative) dénoûment (alternative, archaic)

Rhymes With

c'mon conn. luján yüan taïwan bâton bön hàn irân irān īrān îrân

Questions

How do you pronounce dénouement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdeɪ.nuˈmɑnt/.
What does dénouement mean?: The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.
Where does dénouement come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French dénouement (“resolution”, literally “unknotting”).

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