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- /əˈleɪmənt /
- /əˈleɪmənt /
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- US Pronunciation
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- /əˈleɪmənt /
Definitions of allayment word
- noun allayment an abatement, moderation or alleviation 3
- noun allayment Something that allays; mitigation. 1
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Parts of speech for Allayment
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
allayment popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
allayment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for allayment
noun allayment
- remedy — something that cures or relieves a disease or bodily disorder; a healing medicine, application, or treatment.
- alleviation — an alleviating or being alleviated
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
Antonyms for allayment
noun allayment
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- injury — harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
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