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allayment

allayment noun: something that allays; mitigation.

Noun

allayment (countable and uncountable, plural allayments)

  1. Something that allays; mitigation.

Forms of allayment

pluralallayments

Origin of allayment

From allay + -ment.

Questions about allayment

What does allayment mean?
Allayment means something that allays; mitigation.
What part of speech is allayment?
Allayment is a noun.
What is the plural of allayment?
The plural of allayment is allayments.

Words near allayment in the dictionary

  1. allayers
  2. allayest
  3. allayeth
  4. allaying
  5. allayings
  6. allayment
  7. allayments
  8. allays
  9. Allbee
  10. Allbees
  11. Allbeury

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