Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enlessen

/ɛnˈlɛsə̆n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-lessen
IPA: /ɛnˈlɛsə̆n/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to belittle, to denigrate; to weaken; to lessen.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"PLEASE it your highness to be advertised that this present morning came unto prior Thomas unto his cell wherein I am lodged, the emperor’s great ambassador, accompanied with a great many gentlemen of Spayne, and demanded of him how he durst be so bold to take upon him to intermeddle in so great and weighty a matter, the which did not only enlessen and elevate the pope’s authority, but also was noyful and odious to all realms Cristenyd."

Etymology

En- (an intensifying prefix) + lessen (to reduce, to diminish).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɛnˈlɛsə̆n/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

enlessens (present, singular) enlessening (participle, present) enlessened (participle, past) enlessened (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce enlessen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈlɛsə̆n/.
What does enlessen mean?: to belittle, to denigrate; to weaken; to lessen.
Where does enlessen come from?: En- (an intensifying prefix) + lessen (to reduce, to diminish).

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