Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excrement

/ˈɛkskɹəmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cre-ment
IPA: /ˈɛkskɹəmənt/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any waste matter excreted from the human or non-human animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails, etc.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The Roman poet Horace states that the excrement of the crocodile has aphrodisiac virtues."
"A French Gentleman was ever wont to blow his nose in his hand […]. He asked me on a time, what privilege this filthie excrement had, that wee should have a daintie linnen cloth or handkercher to receive the same."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excrēmentum, from excernō (“to excrete”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *krey-, excrēmentum

Usage

Inflected Forms

excrements (plural)

Derived Forms

excrementive excrementize Mexcrement

Frequently Paired Words

excreta excrete excremental excrementitious

Synonyms

excretion excretum body waste excreta excretory product

Questions

How do you pronounce excrement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛkskɹəmənt/.
What does excrement mean?: Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
Where does excrement come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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