Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empressement

/ɑ̃ˈpɹɛs.mɒ̃/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-presse-ment
IPA: /ɑ̃ˈpɹɛs.mɒ̃/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Animated cordiality; friendliness, enthusiasm.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement."
"So Macmaster saw – almost physically – Sir Reginald Ingleby perceiving the empressement with which his valued subordinate was treated in the drawing-rooms of Mrs. Leamington, Mrs. Cressy, the Hon. Mrs. de Limoux […]"

Etymology

From French empressement.

Usage

Inflected Forms

empressements (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce empressement?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑ̃ˈpɹɛs.mɒ̃/.
What does empressement mean?: Animated cordiality; friendliness, enthusiasm.
Where does empressement come from?: From French empressement.

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