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inhiation

/ɪnhaɪˈeɪʃən/

inhiation noun: a gaping after; eager desire; craving.

Noun

inhiation (uncountable)

  1. A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
    • Who was he […] that said, "Marriage was a loosing the reins to luxury, an inhiation after obscene lusts?"1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy

Origin of inhiation

From Latin inhiātiō, from inhiō, from in- + hiō (“gape”).

Questions about inhiation

What does inhiation mean?
Inhiation means a gaping after; eager desire; craving.
What part of speech is inhiation?
Inhiation is a noun.
How do you pronounce inhiation?
Inhiation is pronounced /ɪnhaɪˈeɪʃən/.

Words near inhiation in the dictionary

  1. inhesions
  2. inhiate
  3. inhiated
  4. inhiates
  5. inhiating
  6. inhiation
  7. inhibin
  8. inhibins
  9. inhibit
  10. inhibitabilities
  11. inhibitability

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