Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mazement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maze-ment
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trancelike state; amazement.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Plesse us awle, why does that sentilman make such unders and mazements at her, I know her not."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

mazements (plural)

Questions

What does mazement mean?: A trancelike state; amazement.
Where does mazement come from?: Etymology tree English maze Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English mazement From maze + -ment.

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