English Explanatory Dictionary

elopement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of running away from home with a paramour.
  2. The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.
  3. The act of running away from home (for any reason).
  4. The act of a person with dementia or other mental illness wandering away from the area where they are safe.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈloʊpmənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-elopement.wav

Word forms

elopement elopements

Etymology

From elope + -ment.

Translations

Finnish: karkaaminen French: élopement German: Durchbrennen Polish: ucieczka z kochankiem Spanish: fuga amorosa Spanish: huida por amor
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary