Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wailment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wail-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"wailment to all that are yet unborn !"

Etymology

From wail + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wail

Usage

Inflected Forms

wailments (plural)

Synonyms

bewailment

Questions

What does wailment mean?: Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing.
Where does wailment come from?: From wail + -ment.

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