Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embattlement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-bat-tle-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable

noun

The state of being embattled.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This villa was long and low and white, and severe after its manner : for upon and about it were none of those playful ebullitions of taste, such as conical towers, domed roofs, embattlements, statues, coloured tiles and crenellations, such as are dear to architects of villas all the world over."
"Embattlements and towers may have formed part of the original structure[…]"
"While that seems unlikely any time soon, such experiences of terror and embattlement have shaped the way Mr. Maliki governs."

Etymology

From embattle + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: embattle

Usage

Inflected Forms

embattlements (plural)

Questions

What does embattlement mean?: A battlement.
Where does embattlement come from?: From embattle + -ment.

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