Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inhiation

/ɪnhaɪˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-hi-a-tion
IPA: /ɪnhaɪˈeɪʃən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gaping after; eager desire; craving.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Who was he […] that said, "Marriage was a loosing the reins to luxury, an inhiation after obscene lusts?""

Etymology

From Latin inhiātiō, from inhiō, from in- + hiō (“gape”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: inhiātiō

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce inhiation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnhaɪˈeɪʃən/.
What does inhiation mean?: A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
Where does inhiation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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