Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jactation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jac-ta-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by illness; jactitation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The action of throwing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Boasting; bragging; showing off.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The projicient hath the stone in his hand, and with force and violence throws his arm, with which jactation the stone doth not move so much as the circumambient Air."

Usage

Inflected Forms

jactations (plural)

Synonyms

jactitation

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does jactation mean?: A tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by illness; jactitation.

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