Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tantalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ta-liza-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of tantalizing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tantalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English tantalization From tantalize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tantalizations (plural)

Synonyms

tease teasing ribbing

Questions

What does tantalization mean?: The act of tantalizing.
Where does tantalization come from?: Etymology tree English tantalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English tantalization From tantalize + -ation.

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