Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detainment

/dɪˈteɪn.mənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: de-tain-ment
IPA: /dɪˈteɪn.mənt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being detained; detention.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

detainments (plural)

Synonyms

detention hold custody

Rhymes With

entertainment agri-entertainment infotainment edutainment obtainment militainment agritainment advertainment retainment tittytainment angertainment

Questions

How do you pronounce detainment?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈteɪn.mənt/.
What does detainment mean?: The condition of being detained; detention.
Where does detainment come from?: Etymology tree English detain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English detainment From detain + -ment.

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