Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

languishment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lan-guish-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of languishing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English languish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English languishment From languish + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

languishments (plural)

Questions

What does languishment mean?: The state of languishing.
Where does languishment come from?: Etymology tree English languish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English languishment From languish + -ment.

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