Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lenten

/ˈlɛntən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: lenten
IPA: /ˈlɛntən/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent.

adj

Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre.

Example Sentences

"And perhaps it was the same politick drift that the Divell whipt St. Jerom in a lenten dream, for reading Cicero […]."
"And there's the Lenten lily / That has not long to stay / And dies on Easter day."
"Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the last day to feast on rich, fatty foods before the 40-day Lenten season starts the next day, on Ash Wednesday."
"To thinke, my Lord, if you delight not in Man, what Lenton entertainment the Players shall receiue from you […]."

Etymology

From Old English lenten, lencten, equivalent to Lent + -en.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: lenten

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈlɛntən/

Inflected Forms

more Lenten (comparative) most Lenten (superlative)

Derived Forms

Lententide Lent

Phrases

Lenten rose Lenten lily

Homonyms

lenton

Rhymes With

benton trenton fenton kenton renton menton lenton

Questions

How do you pronounce lenten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛntən/.
What does lenten mean?: Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent.
Where does lenten come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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