Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chantment

/ˈt͡ʃæntmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chant-ment
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæntmənt/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"My lytle chyldren they ſhall beare theſe preſentes to the Bryde, That fyrſte wyth ſlybber ſlabbar ſoſſe of chauntmentes ſhalbe tryed."
"Truly then, Sancho, thou muſt have travelled by Chantment. I don't know whether I travelled by Chantment ; but this I know, that about Five Miles off I met my Lady Dulcinea. How ! ſays he, and gave ſuch a Spring, I thought he would have leapt over the Wall."
"The Old Language dropped like rain, chantment blurring down her arm, and when the changeling set itself more firmly, its small hands creeping up to grasp her arm, and drew again on the wound, she winced."

Etymology

From Middle English chauntement, a clipping of enchauntement (modern English enchantment).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chauntement

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃæntmənt/
British English: /ˈt͡ʃɑːntmənt/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

chantments (plural)

Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce chantment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæntmənt/.
What does chantment mean?: enchantment
Where does chantment come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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