Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imploration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-plo-ration
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of imploring; begging, beseeching.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Dulled by the burlap, Josiah’s incoherent implorations were a soft, wet mumble."

Etymology

From French imploration, from Latin implorationem.

Usage

Inflected Forms

implorations (plural)

Questions

What does imploration mean?: The action of imploring; begging, beseeching.
Where does imploration come from?: From French imploration, from Latin implorationem.

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