estuation
Syllables: es·tu·a·tionUK/ˌɛstjʊˈeɪ̯.ʃən/US/ˌɛst͡ʃuˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
estuation noun: an agitation or commotion.
Noun
estuation (plural estuations)
- An agitation or commotion.
- So is it with men in ambition, when fayling of the meane to exalt their Nature, they are in a perpetuall eſtuation to exalte theyr Place.1605, Francis Bacon, “The Second Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for...
- [T]he nearer vve come to this confixture unto that ſtability, the leſs obnoxious vve ſhall be to the eſtuations of joys and fears, or the anxiety of vvonder in all contingencies: […]1648, Walter Montagu, “The Sixteenth Treatise. Considerations upon the Unsuccessfulness of a Good Cause. §. V. The Infirmity of Our Nature Comforted by Examples, Holy and Prophane; and the...
Forms of estuation
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Origin of estuation
From Middle English estuacioun, estuation, from Latin aestuātiō. By surface analysis, estuate + -ion.
Words that rhyme with estuation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about estuation
- What does estuation mean?
- Estuation means an agitation or commotion.
- What part of speech is estuation?
- Estuation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce estuation?
- Estuation is pronounced /ˌɛstjʊˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of estuation?
- The plural of estuation is estuations.
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