Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flourishment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flour-ish-ment
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or state of flourishing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Such conditions are unfavourable for the installation and flourishment of a fauna and flora over longer periods of time."
"Aristotle believed in human flourishment or happiness as do all Christians."
"It almost looked, Donald decided finally, as if Winchester cared more for what happened to her boys in afterlife than for her own flourishment. Perhaps, after five hundred years of flourishment, that was a justifiable attitude, but it certainly was a little unusual."

Etymology

From flourish + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flourish

Usage

Inflected Forms

flourishments (plural)

Derived Forms

reflourishment

Questions

What does flourishment mean?: The act or state of flourishing.
Where does flourishment come from?: From flourish + -ment.

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