Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obscurement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-scure-ment
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now bolder fires appear, / And o'er the palpable obscurement sport."

Etymology

From obscure + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: obscure

Usage

Inflected Forms

obscurements (plural)

Questions

What does obscurement mean?: The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
Where does obscurement come from?: From obscure + -ment.

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