ointment

Other forms of ointment

plural

ointments·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ointment

What does ointment mean?

ointment means "semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ointment?

ointment has 2 syllables: oint-ment. The stress falls on "oint". In IPA it is /ˈɔɪntmənt/.

What is another word for ointment?

Close synonyms include unction, unguent, balm, salve, cream. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ointment a common word?

ointment is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.