Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encrustment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-crust-ment
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

encrustation (something forming a crust).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"disengaging truth from its encrustment of error"

Etymology

From encrust + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: encrust

Usage

Inflected Forms

encrustments (plural) incrustment (alternative)

Questions

What does encrustment mean?: encrustation (something forming a crust).
Where does encrustment come from?: From encrust + -ment.

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