Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balneation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-neation
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of bathing.

Formal

noun

The administration of public baths.

Example Sentences

"There is the Professor's nightly bath, for instance, which has all the solemn trappings of a royal balneation."

Etymology

From Latin balneum (“bath”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: balneum

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

balneations (plural)

Questions

What does balneation mean?: The act of bathing.
Where does balneation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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