Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portendment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-tend-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An omen.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The prophets of God were to these idolatrous Israelites, like comets; who were never seen, without the portendment of a mischief."

Etymology

From portend + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Root: *per-
Suffix: portend

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

portendments (plural)

Questions

What does portendment mean?: An omen.
Where does portendment come from?: From portend + -ment.

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