Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enlargement

/ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: en-large-ment
IPA: /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act or instance of making something larger.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A making more obvious or serious; exacerbation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Freedom from confinement; liberty.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Diffuseness of speech or writing; a speaking at length.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rick was ashamed about the size of his penis, so he had a penis enlargement."
"Bathsheba underwent the enlargement of her husband's absence from hours to days with a slight feeling of surprise, and a slight feeling of relief; yet neither sensation rose at any time far above the level commonly designated as indifference."
"Go, tenderness of years; take this key, give enlargement to the swain, bring him festinately hither."
"Briefly, a discourse generally consists in some prefatory remarks which pave the way as it were for the enlargement upon which a speaker usually enters when he speaks to any purpose."
"He could discover very little further interest in his breakfast and turned to the other papers for possible enlargement of the details."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/
British English: /ɪnˈlɑːd͡ʒ.mənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

enlargements (plural) inlargement (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

benign prostate enlargement

Synonyms

expansion blowup magnification elaboration

Questions

How do you pronounce enlargement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ.mənt/.
What does enlargement mean?: An act or instance of making something larger.
Where does enlargement come from?: Etymology tree English enlarge Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enlargement From enlarge + -ment.

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