Definition of abandonment

"abandonment" in the noun sense

1. abandonment, forsaking, desertion

the act of giving something up

2. desertion, abandonment, defection

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

3. abandonment

the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

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Quotations for abandonment

Conversation is an abandonment to ideas, a surrender to persons. [ A. B. Alcott ]

A lie is the abandonment, and, as it were, the annihilation, of the dignity of man. [ Immanuel Kant ]

Not by constraint or severity shall you have access to true wisdom, but by abandonment and childlike mirthfulness. [ Thoreau ]

In eloquence, the great triumphs of the art are when the orator is lifted above himself; when consciously he makes himself the mere tongue of the occasion and the hour, and says what cannot but be said. Hence the term abandonment, to describe the self-surrender of the orator. Not his will, but the principle on which he is horsed, the great connection and crisis of events, thunder in the ear of the crowd. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

True hope is based on energy of character. A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope, because it knows the mutability of human affairs and how slight a circumstance may change the whole course of events. Such a spirit, too, rests upon itself, it is not confined to partial views, or to one particular object. And if at last all should be lost, it has saved itself, its own integrity and worth. Hope awakens courage, while despondency is the last of all evils, it is the abandonment of good, the giving up of the battle of life with dead nothingness. He who can implant courage in the human soul is the best physician. [ Von Knebel (German), Translated by Mrs. Austin ]

abandonment in Scrabble®

The word abandonment is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters abandonment:

ABANDONMENT
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

abandon, abdomen, adenoma, andante, antenna, boatman, boatmen, bondman, bondmen, mandate, montane, nondate, nondebt, nonmate, nonmeat

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word abandonment

ABANDONMENT
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In abandonment

ABANDONMENT
(171)
ABANDONMENT
(153)
ABANDONMENT
(114)
ABANDONMENT
(102)
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BOATMEN
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MANDATE
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NONDEBT
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ABANDON
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ABDOMEN
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NONDEBT
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ABDOMEN
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BONDMEN
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abandonment in Words With Friends™

The word abandonment is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters abandonment:

ABANDONMENT
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

abandon, abdomen, adenoma, andante, antenna, boatman, boatmen, bondman, bondmen, mandate, montane, nondate, nondebt, nonmate, nonmeat

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word abandonment

ABANDONMENT
(279)
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ABANDONMENT
(174)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In abandonment

ABANDONMENT
(279)
ABANDONMENT
(261)
ABANDONMENT
(243)
ABANDONMENT
(174)
ABANDONMENT
(150)
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ABANDONMENT
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ABANDONMENT
(92)
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(88)
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Words containing the sequence abandonment

Words that start with abandonment (2 words)

Words with abandonment in them (1 word)

Words that end with abandonment (1 word)

Word Growth involving abandonment

Shorter words in abandonment

ab abandon

an and band abandon

an ban band abandon

do don abandon

on don abandon

en men

me men

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