Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enlivenment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-liven-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of enlivening; animation

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

enlivenments (plural)

Questions

What does enlivenment mean?: The act of enlivening; animation
Where does enlivenment come from?: Etymology tree English enliven Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enlivenment From enliven + -ment.

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