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instress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-stress
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

verb

To apprehend or realize the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

Inflected Forms

instresses (plural) instresses (present, singular) instressing (participle, present) instressed (participle, past) instressed (past)

Questions

What does instress mean?
In the philosophy of Gerard Manley Hopkins, the apprehension or realization of the inscape, or distinctive design, of an object.

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