Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ranklement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ran-kle-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being rankled; resentment

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His little sister, Louisa, six months his junior, was, however, allowed to go to the market, and this was a source of great ranklement to the boy […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English rankle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ranklement From rankle + -ment.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ranklement mean?: The state of being rankled; resentment
Where does ranklement come from?: Etymology tree English rankle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ranklement From rankle + -ment.

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