Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bestowment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: be-stow-ment
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

bestowments (plural)

Synonyms

bestowal conferral conferment

Questions

What does bestowment mean?: The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
Where does bestowment come from?: Etymology tree English bestow Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English bestowment From bestow + -ment.

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