Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enmilden

/ɛnˈmaɪldə̆n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-milden
IPA: /ɛnˈmaɪldə̆n/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Render lenient or less severe.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"1603, Michel de Montaigne [aut.] and John Florio [tr.], The Essayes; or, Morall, Politike, and Millitarie Discourses of Lord Michaell de Montaigne (1st ed.), book III, chapter xii: “Of Phisiognomy” Ut magis peccari nolim, quam satis animi ad vindicanda peccata habeam: ‘So as I had rather men should not offend, then that I should have courage enough to punish their offences.’ Some report that Aristotle, being up-braided by some of his friends that he had beene over mercifull toward a wicked man, ‘I have indeede (quoth he) beene mercifull toward the man, but not toward his wickednesse.’ Ordinary judgements are exasperated unto punishment by the horror of the crime; And that enmildens mee. The horror of the first murther makes me feare a second; And the uglinesse of one cruelty induceth me to detest all maner of imitation of it."

Etymology

From en- + milden.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɛnˈmaɪldə̆n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

enmildens (present, singular)

Questions

How do you pronounce enmilden?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈmaɪldə̆n/.
What does enmilden mean?: Render lenient or less severe.
Where does enmilden come from?: From en- + milden.

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