Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ravishment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
rav-ish-ment
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

ecstasy

Countable; Uncountable

noun

seizure by force

Countable; Uncountable

noun

rape

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

ravishments (plural)

Synonyms

rape violation assault entrancement

Questions

What does ravishment mean?
ecstasy
Where does ravishment come from?
Etymology tree English ravish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ravishment From ravish + -ment.

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