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Definition: Elopement |
ElopementNoun1. The act of running away with a lover (usually to get married). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "elopement" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1719. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of eloping is unfavorable. To the married, it denotes that you hold places which you are unworthy to fill, and if your ways are not rectified your reputation will be at stake. To the unmarried, it foretells disappointments in love and the unfaithfulness of men. To dream that your lover has eloped with some one else, denotes his or her unfaithfulness. To dream of your friend eloping with one whom you do not approve, denotes that you will soon hear of them contracting a disagreeable marriage. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Escape | N.escape, scape; avolation, elopement, flight; evasion; (avoidance); retreat; narrow escape, hairbreadth escape; close call; come off, impunity. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Elopement |
| English words defined with "elopement": To run away with. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "elopement": Cage ♦ Shields. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Elopement (1951) A Flivver Elopement (1923) Bungles' Elopement (1916) A Double Elopement (1916) Haddem Baad's Elopement (1916) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | An elopement.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Elopement a la gasoline.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Elopement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Elopement" is used about 11 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 11 | 106,044 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
elopement | 33 |
elopement announcement | 18 |
elopement package | 15 |
elopement invitation | 3 |
elopement etiquette | 3 |
elopement hospital rate | 2 |
elopement estes park | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "elopement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ikje e fshehtë, arratisje (break, debacle, decampment, escape, escapement, evasion, flight, leg-bail, scamper, scape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فرار (bolt, escapade, escape, flight, scamper, stampede), هروب مع العشيقة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | приставане (moorage, mooring), избягване (elusion, escapade, escape, evasion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | útìk (escape, flight, getaway, rout, run, scape). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | karkaaminen (desertion, escape, flight, running away). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fugue. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Flucht (alignment, anathematizes, bound, escape, flight, getaway, leap, row, suite). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εκούσια απαγωγή, απαγωγή (abduction, derivation, kidnapping), δραπέτευση (breakout, escapade, escape, getaway). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szöktetés. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fuga con un amante. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 出" (abscondence, flight, running away). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅっぽ" (abscondence, flight, running away), とうひ"う (flight). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | feolagh (absconder, absconding, come over). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elopementay fugã secretã. (various references) тайное бегство, побег влюбленных. (various references) bekstvo (escape, escapement, getaway, lam, rout). (various references) fuga (escape, exfiltration, fugue, getaway, jailbreak, leak, leakage, loss, outflow). (various references) rymning (desertion, escape, get away, jail-break, prison breaking). (various references) kaçma (break, bunk, escape, flight, getaway, lapse, scamper, scuttle), aşığı ile kaçma. (various references) утеча, зникнення (disappearance, evanescence, occultation, vanishing), залишення чоловіка. (various references) sự trốn đi theo trai. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "elopement": elopements. (additional references) | |
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"Elopement" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: elopment, melpomene. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "elopement" (pronounced 'E*lope"ment'): Abasement, Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abjurement, Abodement, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acquirement, Acquitment, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjustment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advisement, Affeerment, Afforcement, Affordment, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Amendment, Amercement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Arraignment, Arrestment, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avisement, Avouchment, Bailment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Bewailment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bisegment, Blastment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chatoyment, Cloyment, Coadjustment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Curtailment, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Declarement, Decorement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degradement, Delayment, Denotement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disemboguement, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disenthrallment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disimprovement, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Disobligement, Disownment, Dispatchment, Disportment, Disposement, Distillment, Divergement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Easement, Effacement, Ejectment, Eloignment, Eloinment, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embasement, Embayment, Embedment, Emboitement, Embossment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Enactment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encystment, Endearment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment, Engrailment, Engravement, Engrossment, Engulfment, enhancement, Enjoinment, Enjoyment, Enlacement, Enlargement, Enlistment, Enouncement, Enragement, Enrichment, Enrockment, Enrollment, Enslavement, Enswathement, Entailment, Entassment, Entertainment, Enthrallment, Enthronement, Enticement, Entombment, Entrancement, Entreatment, Entwinement, Enwrapment, Epaulement, Equipment, Erasement, Escapement, Escarpment, Eschewment, Espousement, Estrangement, Estrepement, Evincement, Evolvement, Exaltment, Excitement, Excusement, Exertment, Exhalement, Exhaustment, Explorement, Extolment, Farcement, Feoffment, figment, fitment, Fleshment, Forcement, Foreappointment, Forebodement, Forejudgment, fragment, Freshment, Frightment, fulfillment, garment, Gazement, Imbankment, Imbowment, Imbruement, Imbrutement, Imbuement, Imbursement, Immoment, immurement, Impackment, impairment, Impartment, impeachment, impingement, Imposement, impressment, improvement, Impugnment, Incagement, incasement, Incensement, incitement, Incommodement, Increasement, Incrustment, Indebtment, Indentment, indictment, Inditement, Indorsement, Indowment, inducement, Induement, Indulgement, Infeoffment, Infoldment, infringement, Ingraftment, Ingulfment, Insignment, installment, instillment, Insultment, Intendment, Interchangement, Interlacement, interment, internment, Inthrallment, Intombment, intrenchment, Introducement, Intwinement, Inurement, investment, Invitement, involvement, judgment, jument, Lavement, Ledgment, lodgment, loment, maladjustment, Maltreament, Mandment, Manurement, Mendment, Misadjustment, Misallotment, Misarrangement, Misemployment, Misimprovement, Misjudgment, misplacement, misstatement. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-l-m-n-o-p-t" | |
-2 letters: element, telemen. | |
-3 letters: lepton, loment, melton, metope, molten, omelet, pelmet, poteen, potmen, telome, temple, toneme. | |
-4 letters: elope, emote, lemon, lento, leone, melee, melon, monte, motel, netop, pelon, tempo, tepee, topee. | |
-5 letters: enol, epee, leet, leno, lent, lept, lone, lope, meet, melt, meno, mete, mole, molt, mope, mote, neem, neep, noel, nome, nope, note, omen, open, peel, peen, pele, pelt, pent, peon, plot, poem, poet, pole, pome, pone, teel, teem, teen, tele, temp, tole, tome, tone, tope. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-l-m-n-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: elopements. | |
+2 letters: development, envelopment. | |
+3 letters: complemented, completeness, developments, envelopments, nephelometer, nephelometry, redeployment, reemployment. | |
+4 letters: developmental, metencephalon, nephelometers, nephelometric, preemployment, preenrollment, redeployments, redevelopment, reemployments, splenectomies, splenectomize. | |
+5 letters: complementizer, completenesses, counterexample, impolitenesses, incompleteness, metencephalons, nephelometries, nondevelopment, pinealectomies, pinealectomize, predevelopment, preemployments, preenrollments, redevelopments, splenectomized, splenectomizes, subdevelopment. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6C 6F 70 65 6D 65 6E 74 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). .-.. --- .--. . -- . -. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101100 01101111 01110000 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E l o p e m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006C 006F 0070 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)397881827179718086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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