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