Word.ws English Dictionary

derivements

derivements is the plural of derivement.

Meaning of derivement

Noun

derivement (countable and uncountable, plural derivements)

  1. (countable, obsolete) Something derived; a deduction, inference, or derivative.
    • I offer these derivements from these subjects, to rise our affections upward.1648, Walter Montagu, Miscellanea Spiritualia
  2. (uncountable) The act or process of deriving; derivation.
    • The features of refinement are as important as the mechanical development for the derivement of continued pleasure.1914, The Haynes Pioneer - Volume 2

Questions about derivements

What is derivements the plural of?
Derivements is the plural of derivement.

Words near derivements in the dictionary

  1. derived unit
  2. derived units
  3. derivedness
  4. derivednesses
  5. derivement
  6. derivements
  7. deriver
  8. derivers
  9. derives
  10. derivest
  11. deriveth

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: derivements (page history and authors); derivement (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “derivements.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/derivements. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.