Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enceinte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: en-ceinte
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

noun

noun

The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress.

noun

The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification.

Example Sentences

"And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of."
"These labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very interesting examination of the tombs of the kings, of the prophets and judges, and upon the immense necropolis that surrounds Jerusalem, like a funeral enceinte."
"And so across the bridge and into the enceinte of the massive walls, threading their way towards the quarter where the morgue lay."
"S. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte."

Etymology

Borrowed from French enceinte.

Inflected Forms

enceintes (plural)

Synonyms

big expectant gravid great large heavy with child

Questions

What does enceinte mean?: Pregnant.
Where does enceinte come from?: Borrowed from French enceinte.

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