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Showing words for DETAINMENT using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Detainment

detainment

8 Letter Words for Detainment

admittee, dementia, detenant, intented, meditant, meditate, mendiant, mittened, tantieme, tenanted, tendment, tentamen, tetanine

7 Letter Words for Detainment

adenine, aniente, antient, damenti, datente, deitate, demaine, dementi, dentate, detinet, dinette, emanent, eminent, emitted, enamine, entamed, etamine, mannide, mannite, matinee, mediant, mediate, minette, nineted, taenite, tainted, tannide, teatime, tendant, tendent, tenenda, teniate, tineman, tinemen

6 Letter Words for Detainment

adenin, adient, aedine, aidmen, amende, amened, annite, attend, daimen, damine, damnit, demain, demean, dement, dename, dennet, dentin, detain, detant, detent, dimane, dinman, dtente, eident, emetia, emetin, endent, endite, ennead, entame, etamin, ideate, indane, indene, indent, inmate, inmeat, innate, intend, intent, itemed, maiden, mained, manent, manned, mannet, mannie, mantid, matted, mattie, mattin, meaned, meanie, meated, mediae, median, medina, medine, meined, metate, minden, minted, mitten, neaten, neednt, nemean, nemine, nemned, netman, netmen, netted, nidate, nitent, taimen, tainte, tamein, tamine, tandem, tanned, tannid, tantie, teamed, teated, teetan, tenaim, tenant, tenent, teniae, tented, tentie, tienda, tienta, tinean, tinman, tinmen, tinned, tinnet, tinted, titman, titmen

5 Letter Words for Detainment

adeem, admen, admin, admit, aimed, ainee, ameed, ameen, amend, amene, ament, amide, amine, anend, anent, anime, annet, annie, anted, atmid, attid, daine, daint, damie, dante, deman, demit, denat, denet, denim, detat, detin, dette, diane, diene, eaned, eaten, edema, edite, emane, emden, emend, enami, enate, endia, eneid, enema, enent, ennia, entad, entea, entia, entte, etiam, ettin, idant, ident, ideta, inane, indan, inned, innet, maine, maint, mande, mandi, maned, manei, manet, manid, manie, manit, mated, matie, matin, matte, matti, meane, meant, medea, media, meint, menat, mened, menta, metad, metae, meted, minae, mined, named, nandi, needn, nenta, nitta, taint, tamed, tamin, tanti, tatie, tatin, teade, teaed, teend, teind, teman, temed, temin, tenai, tenet, tenia, tenne, timed, timet, tinea, tined, tinta, titan

4 Letter Words for Detainment

aden, adet, adit, admi, aide, aine, aint, amdt, amen, amid, amie, amin, amit, anet, anim, anne, anni, ante, anti, ated, atte, attn, dain, dame, damn, dane, dant, date, dean, deem, deen, deet, deia, deme, demi, dene, deni, dent, deti, detn, diam, dian, diem, diet, dime, dine, dint, dita, dite, ditt, eadi, edam, edea, eden, edit, eide, eine, emda, emit, enam, ende, ened, etat, eten, etna, idea, idee, idem, iman, inde, indn, inne, inta, item, made, maed, maid, main, mand, mane, mani, mant, mate, mdnt, mead, mean, meat, mede, meed, meet, mein, mend, mene, ment, meta, mete, miae, mian, mide, midn, mien, mind, mine, mint, mite, mitt, naid, nain, name, nane, nant, neat, need, neem, neet, nein, nema, nemn, nene, nete, neti, nide, nied, nina, nine, tade, taed, taen, tain, tait, tame, tane, tate, tead, team, tean, teat, teed, teem, teen, teet, teme, tend, tene, tent, tete, tide, tied, tien, time, tind, tine, tint, tite

3 Letter Words for Detainment

ade, adm, aid, aim, ain, ait, ame, ami, amt, and, ane, ann, ant, ate, atm, att, dae, dam, dan, dat, dea, dee, dei, dem, den, det, dia, die, dim, din, dit, dna, ead, eam, ean, eat, een, eme, end, ene, eta, ida, ide, ind, inn, int, ita, itd, mad, mae, man, mat, mea, med, mee, mei, men, met, mia, mid, min, mit, mna, mtd, mtn, nad, nae, nam, nat, nea, ned, nee, nei, net, nid, nie, nim, nit, nne, tad, tai, tam, tan, tat, tdt, tea, ted, tee, tem, ten, tet, tid, tie, tim, tin, tit, tnt

Definitions for Detainment

[1] to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
[2] to keep under restraint or in custody.
[3] Obsolete . to keep back or withhold, as from a person.
[4] to delay; hold back; stop
[5] to confine or hold in custody; restrain
[6] archaic to retain or withhold

Words related to Detainment

detainconfinement, hold, imprisonment, holding, custody, holdup, postponement

Words nearby Detainment

detaindetail, detail drawing, detailed, detailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective

Origin of Detainment

1480–90; detainen < Anglo-French, Old French detenir < Vulgar Latin *dētenīre, for Latin dētinēre, equivalent to dē- de- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold

Other words from Detainment

de·tain·a·ble , adjective
de·tain·ment , noun
pre·de·tain , verb (used with object)
un·de·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·de·tained , adjective

Word origin for Detainment

C15: from Old French detenir, from Latin dētinēre to hold off, keep back, from de- + tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Detainment

confinement, custody, hold, holding, imprisonment