Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solitary confinement

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: soli-tary -con-fine-ment
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

solitary confinements (plural)

Synonyms

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Questions

What does solitary confinement mean?: Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.

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