Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subintent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: subin-tent
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary or subsidiary intent; submeaning.

Example Sentences

"He referred to the dryness of this sort of day pointedly; but Judith missed his subintent, and conceived that the position was covered by the approach of Bullett the groom, with a pail of water for the horse."

Etymology

From sub- + intent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

subintents (plural)

Synonyms

subintention

Questions

What does subintent mean?: A secondary or subsidiary intent; submeaning.
Where does subintent come from?: From sub- + intent.

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