Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloyment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cloy-ment
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Alas, their love may be called appetite, no motion of the liver, but the palate, that suffer surfeit, cloyment, and revolt […]"

Etymology

From cloy + -ment?

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cloy

Usage

Questions

What does cloyment mean?: satiety
Where does cloyment come from?: From cloy + -ment?

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