NYT Dictionary
EMBEDMENT
NounEM-bed-mentem-bed-ment · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2022
Meaning
The act of embedding or the state of being embedded.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English embed Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embedment From embed + -ment.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2022.