Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imminence

/ˈɪmənəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: im-mi-nence
IPA: /ˈɪmənəns/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For three years there had been pestilence, and in the last of the three a famine; moreover, there was imminence of war."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin imminentia.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

imminences (plural)

Synonyms

imminency imminentness impendence impendency forthcomingness

Homonyms

immanence

Rhymes With

immanence

Questions

How do you pronounce imminence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪmənəns/.
What does imminence mean?: The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
Where does imminence come from?: Borrowed from Late Latin imminentia.

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