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gayment

Syllables: gay·ment/ˈɡeɪmənt/

gayment noun: gaiety.

Noun

gayment (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Gaiety.
    • A mighty fav'rite with the village swains / And girls of gayment.1816, John Freeman Milward Dovaston, Fitz-Gwarine. A ballad of the Welsh Border (page 296)

Origin of gayment

gay + -ment.

Words that rhyme with gayment

Questions about gayment

What does gayment mean?
Gayment means gaiety.
What part of speech is gayment?
Gayment is a noun.
How do you pronounce gayment?
Gayment is pronounced /ˈɡeɪmənt/.

Words near gayment in the dictionary

  1. gaylussite
  2. gayly
  3. gayman
  4. Gaymans
  5. gaymen
  6. gayment
  7. gaymer
  8. gaymers
  9. gaymo
  10. Gaymon
  11. Gaymons

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