Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonplusation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-plu-sa-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being nonplussed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When the voiture stopped in the village, there seemed to be a nonplusation, to coin a word for the nonce, between my friend and his sisters."
"When William Rufus returned by moonlight to claim his prize, with Cervantist nonplusation he beheld Edith Matilda — dressed like a novice, kneeling before her altar, counting her beads, with candles burning."
"They reside in a state of nonplusation more aware than reason, more trying than insanity."

Etymology

From nonplus + -ation.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

nonplussation (alternative)

Questions

What does nonplusation mean?: The quality of being nonplussed.
Where does nonplusation come from?: From nonplus + -ation.

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