Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relentment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-lent-ment
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of relenting, softening.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some being of the opinion of Thales, that water was the originall of all things, thought it moſt equall to ſubmit unto the principle of putrefaction, and conclude in a moiſt relentment."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

relentments (plural)

Questions

What does relentment mean?: The act of relenting, softening.
Where does relentment come from?: Etymology tree English relent Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English relentment From relent + -ment.

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