Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleurant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pleu-rant
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weeping figure used as an ornament on a tomb.

Example Sentences

"Thought to be the work of the master sculptor Jean de Brecquessent, she is one of only a few of the 14 pleurants to have survived the tomb’s destruction during the French Revolution."

Etymology

French, pleurant (“weeping”).

Inflected Forms

pleurants (plural)

Questions

What does pleurant mean?: A weeping figure used as an ornament on a tomb.
Where does pleurant come from?: French, pleurant (“weeping”).

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