Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

befoulment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-foul-ment
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.

noun

That which makes or has been made soiled.

Etymology

From befoul + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: befoul

Inflected Forms

befoulments (plural)

Synonyms

defilement pollution

Questions

What does befoulment mean?: The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
Where does befoulment come from?: From befoul + -ment.

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