conjuncture
/ˈkənd͡ʒʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.72 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A combination of events or circumstances; a conjunction; a union.
noun
A set of circumstances causing a crisis; a juncture.
Example Sentences
- "To be sitting, at so pleasant a conjuncture of one's courses, in oneself, by oneself, that I think it will freely be admitted is a way no worse than another, and better than some, of whiling away an instant of leisure."
- "[I]n his later years, he [James II of England] repeatedly, at conjunctures such as have often inspired timorous and delicate women with heroic courage, showed a pusillanimous anxiety about his personal safety."
Etymology
Borrowed from French conjoncture.