Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

famishment

/ˈfæmɪʃmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fam-ish-ment
IPA: /ˈfæmɪʃmənt/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or process of being famished.

Countable; Literary; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sith you will not attend true Wisedoms Words, Laugh and bee fatt, sith al you touch is Gold, Though that foode your Soules famishment affordes."
"[…] among the French planters, the slaves are in a condition of almost utter famishment during the great portion of the year."
"As the young Cuban tasted his flesh, his tropical appetite long depressed by the North American dryness suddenly revived, and brought to his mind the thought of his long famishment."
"He churned the emptiness of my stomach, and stirred the fury of my famishment."
"And there ſhalbe erthquakes / in all quarters / and famyſſhment / and troubles."

Etymology

From famish + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: famish

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfæmɪʃmənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

famishments (plural)

Synonyms

hunger inanition malnourishment starvation

Questions

How do you pronounce famishment?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæmɪʃmənt/.
What does famishment mean?: The state or process of being famished.
Where does famishment come from?: From famish + -ment.

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