Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embellished

/ɛmbˈɛlɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
em-bel-lished
IPA
/ɛmbˈɛlɪʃt/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of embellish

adj

Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.

Inflected Forms

more embellished (comparative) most embellished (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonembellished unembellished

Rhymes With

relished

Questions

How do you pronounce embellished?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛmbˈɛlɪʃt/.
What does embellished mean?
simple past and past participle of embellish

How to pronounce embellished

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