Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enthralldom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-thrall-dom
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.

Uncountable

noun

Anything that enthralls or subjugates.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To my mind, those who thus shrink afford thereby but evidences of their psychological enthralldom."
"[…] you will often find yourself in a situation that will render it difficult to extricate yourself from its enthraldoms with credit and integrity."
"Voice-over: "Ergo LWP from Nike. Now at Foot Action." It's an amazing commercial, which takes exact aim at, for instance, the method of this book: namely, the irrelevance of "analysis" to grace (what an agony of enthralldom we are in)."

Etymology

From enthrall + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: enthrall

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

enthralldoms (plural) enthraldom (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

slavedom

Questions

What does enthralldom mean?: The act of enthralling, or the state of being enthralled; slavery; bondage.
Where does enthralldom come from?: From enthrall + -dom.

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