Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dedolent

/ˈdɛdələnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dedo-lent
IPA: /ˈdɛdələnt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeling no compunction; apathetic.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Men are dedolent and past feeling, and having no other Law, but that of the Corporeal Life, become insatiable in Impiety"

Etymology

From Latin dedolens, present participle of dedolere (“to give over grieving”); de- + dolere (“to grieve”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more dedolent (comparative) most dedolent (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dedolent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛdələnt/.
What does dedolent mean?: Feeling no compunction; apathetic.
Where does dedolent come from?: From Latin dedolens, present participle of dedolere (“to give over grieving”); de- + dolere (“to grieve”).

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