Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

integument

/ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: in-tegu-ment
IPA: /ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shell or other outer protective layer.

noun

An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.

noun

The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.

Example Sentences

"The power of turning into an animal has this serious disadvantage that it lays you open to the chance of being wounded or even slain in your animal skin before you have the chance to put it off and scramble back into your human integument."
"[…] if we're moved by the book's condemnation of a world wounded by exploitation, where the drive for profit hobbles the mass of humanity, bolsters vast integuments of oppression and repression, […]"
"Sarsem became a naked young epicene in an integument of lavender scales with puffs of purple hair like pom-poms growing down his back."
"Her active living was suspended, but underneath, in the darkness, something was coming to pass. If only she could break through the last integuments!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)teg- (cover), integumentum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/
British English: /ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

Inflected Forms

integuments (plural)

Derived Forms

integumental integumentary integumentation

Frequently Paired Words

tegument bitegmic endotegmic exotegmic mesotegmic unitegmic

Questions

How do you pronounce integument?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/.
What does integument mean?: A shell or other outer protective layer.
Where does integument come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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