Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impenitency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pen-i-ten-cy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of impenitence.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Let us therfore, […] amend our Lives vvith all ſpeed; leſt through impenitency vve run into that Stupidity, vvhich vve novv ſeek all means ſo vvarily to avoid, […]"

Etymology

From impenitent.

Usage

Inflected Forms

impenitencies (plural)

Synonyms

impenitence

Questions

What does impenitency mean?: Archaic form of impenitence.
Where does impenitency come from?: From impenitent.

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