Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lamented

/ləmˈɛntɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
lament-ed
IPA
/ləmˈɛntɪd/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

mourned for, or grieved for

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more lamented (comparative) most lamented (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce lamented?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləmˈɛntɪd/.
What does lamented mean?
simple past and past participle of lament

How to pronounce lamented

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