Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imperilment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-per-il-ment
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English imperil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English imperilment From imperil + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

imperilments (plural)

Questions

What does imperilment mean?: The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.
Where does imperilment come from?: Etymology tree English imperil Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English imperilment From imperil + -ment.

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