Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depilation

/dɛpɪˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
de-pila-tion
IPA
/dɛpɪˈleɪʃən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of stripping hair from the skin so as to make it smooth; unhairing; hair removal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The removal of hair, wool or bristles from the body.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English depilate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English depilation From depilate + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

depilations (plural)

Synonyms

epilation hairlessness

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce depilation?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛpɪˈleɪʃən/.
What does depilation mean?
The process of stripping hair from the skin so as to make it smooth; unhairing; hair removal.
Where does depilation come from?
Etymology tree English depilate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English depilation From depilate + -ation.

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