Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confinement

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: con-fine-ment
IPA: /kənˈfaɪnmənt/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of confining or the state of being confined.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Lying-in, time of giving birth.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday."
"In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary."
"At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement."

Etymology

Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

confinements (plural)

Derived Forms

anticonfinement bioconfinement deconfinement nanoconfinement nonconfinement postconfinement preconfinement reconfinement unconfinement

Phrases

confinement loaf confinement time energy confinement time expected date of confinement self-confinement solitary confinement

Synonyms

labour birthing restriction parturiency labor lying-in travail childbed

Rhymes With

assignment alignment refinement consignment reassignment realignment misalignment enshrinement misassignment entwinement malignment

Questions

How do you pronounce confinement?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfaɪnmənt/.
What does confinement mean?: The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Where does confinement come from?: Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.

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