embracement
Synonym of embrace, variouslySynonym of embrace, variously: An act of encircling another with one's arms and pulling them to one's chest, a hug.
Meaning
4 sensesSynonym of embrace, variously
(countable, uncountable)An act of encircling another with one's arms and pulling them to one's chest, a hug.
1932, Aldous Huxley, London: Chatto & Windus, Chapter 11, Five bus-loads of boys and girls, singing or in a silent embracement, rolled past them over the vitrified highway.
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The state of embracing, inclusion.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An act of embracing, full acceptance.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An enclosure.
Origin
From Middle English embracement, enbracement, from Old French embrassement; equivalent toFrom Middle English embracement, enbracement, from Old French embrassement; equivalent to embrace + -ment.
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Forms
plural: embracements| Singular | embracement |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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