Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sustainment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: sus-tain-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of sustaining something.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mary heard with sorrow, and fear also, of the projected journey; but the altered expression of Isabella's countenance was a great palliative—dreadful as it was that her husband should love another (and of that distressing fact it was impossible to doubt), his confidence was consoling; and her power to prove the firmness of her character, her right to his esteem, and the immolation of her happiness to further his desires, had, in itself, the sustainment which belongs to great sacrifice."
"Otherwise, the sustainment or creation of jobs is seriously imperiled."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

sustainments (plural)

Synonyms

sustention sustenance sustentation maintenance upkeep

Questions

What does sustainment mean?: The act of sustaining something.
Where does sustainment come from?: Etymology tree English sustain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English sustainment From sustain + -ment.

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