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Meaning of "benightment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BENIGHTMENT

benightment  [bɪˈnaɪtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENIGHTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Benightment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BENIGHTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of benightment in the English dictionary

The definition of benightment in the dictionary is the state of being in physical, moral or intellectual darkness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BENIGHTMENT


abatement
əˈbeɪtmənt
affrightment
əˈfraɪtmənt
alightment
əˈlaɪtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
hyperexcitement
ˌhaɪpərɪkˈsaɪtmənt
incitement
ɪnˈsaɪtmənt
indictment
ɪnˈdaɪtmənt
inditement
ɪnˈdaɪtmənt
instatement
ɪnˈsteɪtmənt
invitement
ɪnˈvaɪtmənt
misstatement
ˈmɪsˈsteɪtmənt
overexcitement
ˌəʊvərɪkˈsaɪtmənt
reindictment
ˌriːɪnˈdaɪtmənt
reinstatement
ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtmənt
requitement
rɪˈkwaɪtmənt
restatement
ˌriːˈsteɪtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
understatement
ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENIGHTMENT

benight
benighted
benightedly
benightedness
benighter
benign
benign neglect
benignancy
benignant
benignantly
benignities
benignity
benignly
Benin
Benin City
Beninese
Beninois
Benioff zone
beniseed
benison

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENIGHTMENT

adjustment
advertisement
allotment
apartment
appointment
assortment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
department
disappointment
enactment
fire department
graphic design department
investment
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
the treatment
treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of benightment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «benightment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENIGHTMENT

Find out the translation of benightment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of benightment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «benightment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

benightment
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

benightment
570 millions of speakers

English

benightment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

benightment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

benightment
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

benightment
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

benightment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

benightment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

benightment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemahuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

benightment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

benightment
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

benightment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabeneran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

benightment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

benightment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅनालाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

benightment
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

benightment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

benightment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

benightment
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

benightment
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

benightment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

benightment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

benightment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

benightment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of benightment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BENIGHTMENT»

The term «benightment» is barely ever used and occupies the 209.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BENIGHTMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «benightment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «benightment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about benightment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENIGHTMENT»

Discover the use of benightment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to benightment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Zealand Alpine Journal
certain benightment. It would have been more prudent to have turned back, but we would have kicked ourselves later for not completing the climb. At this stage the weather still looked perfect — a clear blue sky and little wind. We had no bivvy ...
2
The Scottish Himalayan Expedition
However, here we were, Weir envisaged benightment, for dusk was coming early and the snow was falling with an ominous steadiness. There was only one solution, and at last it dawned on MacKinnon and me what we had been doing; our ...
William Hutchison Murray, 1951
3
Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal
For example: a report showing a benightment could in fact be caused by a navigational error. On many occasions the incident is caused by loss of a map or separation. Ideally, each member of a party should carry a map and compass.
Scottish Mountaineering Club, 1976
4
A French Song Companion
Like an angel unveiling, You gazed on my benightment, With your sweet star- filled gaze, Which dazzled me. I held you round your frail waist As supple as a reed, Your breast quivered like the wing Of some young bird. For long we were silent, ...
Graham Johnson, Richard Stokes, 2002
5
Winter Climbs Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
Speed is essential if theparty istoavoid benightment. The normal route is from east to west, which gives one the advantage of 100m less to climb. The best starting pointisfrom near thewhite cottage at Allt-na-Reigh. Parking is available justdown ...
Mike Pescod, 2012
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Moral culture of infancy
At the time, I rejoiced for my little angel, when her heart was relieved of such a charge, for certain natural graces as well as the condition of moral benightment of the little stranger had taken very deep hold of her ; but I think a reform might have  ...
Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, 1864
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The New Scapegoats: Colored-on-black Racism
And even though Ms. Wheatley had written verse extolling her relatively good fortune, for having supposedly been rescued out of cultural and spiritual benightment, in all probability, such obviously embarrassing and selfalienating deployment ...
Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe Jr., 2005
8
Space Below My Feet
Itwas our first experience of benightment, and where now I would acceptthe situation and make meticulous plans for the spending of those hours until dawn, then we thoughtonly of rescue.Iwas thinking that someonehad to come, because,  ...
Gwen Moffat, 2013
9
Scotland
Ice axe and crampons may be needed on all but the most gentle tours and snow shovels should be carried in case of avalanche or benightment when they can be used to dig a snow shelter. Avalanche knowledge is essential for skiing in ...
Chris Townsend, 2011
10
Walking the Munros Vol 2 - Northern Highlands and the Cairngorms
It really doesn't matter which, except on very long routes where you may run the risk of benightment if you take too long. Above all, every effort has been made to be consistent so that each walker can get used to the values given in relation to ...
Steve Kew, 2012

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENIGHTMENT»

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Just In - Lifesystems Intensity 24 Head Torch
Certainly there's light enough for a walk out to avoid an unexpected benightment, though not up to off-road running use. Once you've stripped ... «OUTDOORSmagic, Mar 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Benightment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/benightment>. Apr 2024 ».
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