ensconced
/ɪnskˈɑnst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Placed in a secure environment.
adj
verb
simple past and past participle of ensconce
Example Sentences
- "Even if you are ensconced in a pandemic pod with a romantic partner or family members, you can still feel lonely — often camouflaged as sadness, irritability, anger and lethargy — because you’re not getting the full range of human interactions that you need, almost like not eating a balanced diet."
- "Ensconced, each in a large fauteuil, wrapped in loose, white dressing-gowns, the hair only gathered with a single riband, sat the two friends."
- "I have caught them under my pillow and on my head; while in every box, and under every board which has lain for some days undisturbed, little scorpions are sure to be found snugly ensconced, with their formidable tails quickly turned up ready for attack or defence."
- "Though ensconced in the seat of the Supreme One, Lahiri Mahasaya showed reverence to all men, irrespective of their differing merits."