Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aggrandisement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: ag-gran-dis-e-ment
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of aggrandizement.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Evelyn was but one of many. Reckless, loving pleasure and ease; with much of worldly wealth and aggrandisement to tempt him on the other side of the question; yet was he heart and soul devoted to the Stuarts..."
"What is clear is that Chelsea will live a different reality without Abramovich and there is a strong chance that it will not be as exciting. In football terms, he was the ideal owner: no money constraints; an individual motivated purely by aggrandisement, to succeed year after year."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

aggrandisements (plural) aggrandizement (alternative)

Phrases

self-aggrandisement

Synonyms

aggrandizement elevation

Questions

What does aggrandisement mean?: Alternative form of aggrandizement.
Where does aggrandisement come from?: Etymology tree English aggrandise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English aggrandisement From aggrandise + -ment.

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