anhelation
/ˌænhəˈleɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In a Diſpnœa, the breath is thick, vvithout noiſe or anhelation, and vvith leſs trouble."
- "[T]ruſt not upon that rule, that men buy cheapeſt at the end of the market, that heaven may be had for a breath at laſt, vvhen they that hear it cannot tel vvhether it be a ſigh or a gaſp, a religious breathing and anhelation after the next life, or natural breathing out, and exhalation of this; but find a ſpiritual good husbandry in that other rule, that the prime of the market is to be had at firſt: […]"
Etymology
From French anhélation, or directly from its etymon Latin anhēlātiō (“shortness of breath, gasping, panting, puffing”) (compare Late Latin anhēlātiō (“desire; eager pursuit”)), from anhēlātus (“exhaled”) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Anhēlātus is the perfect passive participle of anhēlō (“to breathe out, exhale; to draw breath with difficulty, gasp, pant, puff”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: anhélation, anhēlātiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌænhəˈleɪʃən/
- British English: /ænhɪˈleɪʃn̩/