Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elopement

/ɪˈloʊpmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: elope-ment
IPA: /ɪˈloʊpmənt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of running away from home with a paramour.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of running away from home (for any reason).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of a person with dementia or other mental illness wandering away from the area where they are safe.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You may not have heard of the last blow—Julia's elopement; she is gone to Scotland with Yates."
"[…] Jo […] was already deep in the concoction of her story, being unable to decide whether the duel should come before the elopement or after the murder."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

elopements (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce elopement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈloʊpmənt/.
What does elopement mean?: The act of running away from home with a paramour.
Where does elopement come from?: Etymology tree English elope Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English elopement From elope + -ment.

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