Epenthesis

Definition: Epenthesis

Epenthesis

Noun

1. The insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis".

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Epenthesis

Rhyming with "Epenthesis"

Words rhyming with "epenthesis" (pronounced 'E*pen"the*sis'): Abiogenesis, Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, Adipolysis, AEsthesis, Agamogenesis, Agenesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Amphigenesis, Amylogenesis, Amylolysis, Anabasis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anagnorisis, Anamnesis, Anamorphosis, Anapophysis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Ankylostomiasis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Anthropomorphosis, Antimetathesis, Antiperistasis, Antiphrasis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Antithesis, Aparithmesis, Aphaeresis, Apheresis, Aphesis, Apodosis, Aponeurosis, Apophasis, Apophysis. (additional references)

Anagrams: Epenthesis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-e-e-h-i-n-p-s-s-t"
	-1 letter: sheeniest.
	-2 letters: epeeists, seepiest, sheenies, steepens, steepish.
	-3 letters: epeeist, ethenes, hessite, hipness, insteps, penises, pensees, seethes, sestine, sheenie, sithens, sphenes, spinets, steepen, theines.
	-4 letters: espies, ethene, heists, insets, instep, peises, pensee, pishes, pistes, seethe, seines, sheens, sheets, shiest, shines, sneesh, snipes, speise, spense, sphene, spines, spinet, spites, steeps, steins, stipes, tenses, tepees, theine, theins.
	Words containing the letters "e-e-e-h-i-n-p-s-s-t"
	+3 letters: elephantiases, hypertensives, parenthesizes, pettishnesses, stereophonies.
	+4 letters: hypersensitive, hypersensitize, preanesthetics, prehensilities, replenishments, steeplechasing.
	+5 letters: hyperextensions, hypersecretions, hypersensitized, hypersensitizes, parthenogenesis, steeplechasings.
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