Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enhancement

/ɪnˈhæns.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: en-hance-ment
IPA: /ɪnˈhæns.mənt/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The degree to which the image of a scan stands out as a bright area.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The original product, with its simplistic design, has undergone many enhancements over the years."
"Dawn mist rolling off the adjacent North Downs creates a sepia effect over the river with no need for digital enhancement."
"The enhancement characteristics of a PNET on CT may also have prognostic value, as lesions that hypoenhance on CT scan tend to have worse overall survival than lesions that are isoenhancing or hyperenhancing (5-year survival 54% vs 89% vs 93%)."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈhæns.mənt/
British English: /ɪnˈhɑːns.mənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

enhancements (plural) inhancement (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

coenhancement dehancement hyperenhancement hypoenhancement immunoenhancement isoenhancement neuroenhancement nonenhancement photoenhancement radioenhancement

Phrases

disease enhancement human enhancement male enhancement progressive enhancement

Synonyms

sweetening

Antonyms

dehancement

Rhymes With

advancement

Questions

How do you pronounce enhancement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈhæns.mənt/.
What does enhancement mean?: An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.
Where does enhancement come from?: Etymology tree English enhance Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enhancement From enhance + -ment.

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