Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cajolement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-jole-ment
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

cajolements (plural)

Questions

What does cajolement mean?: The act of cajoling or the state of being cajoled.
Where does cajolement come from?: Etymology tree English cajole Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English cajolement From cajole + -ment.

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