Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benightment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-night-ment
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being benighted.

Uncountable

Etymology

From benight + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

benightments (plural)

Questions

What does benightment mean?
The state or condition of being benighted.
Where does benightment come from?
From benight + -ment.

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