confinement C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #13360 Meanings 1 noun The state of being kept in a closed space and not allowed to leave. The prisoner spent a week in solitary confinement. 2 noun The act of keeping something within fixed limits. The confinement of the fire to one building saved the rest of the street. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being kept in... imprisonment 2 noun · the act of keeping... restriction Word family Forms confinements Derived forms anticonfinementbioconfinementdeconfinementnanoconfinementnonconfinementpostconfinementpreconfinementreconfinementself-confinementunconfinement Common collocations solitary confinement Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment. Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # confinement **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 13360 ## Meanings 1. The state of being kept in a closed space and not allowed to leave. 2. The act of keeping something within fixed limits. ## Examples - The prisoner spent a week in solitary confinement. - The confinement of the fire to one building saved the rest of the street. ## Derived Forms - anticonfinement - bioconfinement - deconfinement - nanoconfinement - nonconfinement - postconfinement - preconfinement - reconfinement - self-confinement - unconfinement ## Etymology Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment. ## AI Etymology Confinement is borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the state of being kept in a closed space and not allowed to leave, or the act of keeping something within fixed limits. Derived formations include anticonfinement, bioconfinement, deconfinement, nanoconfinement, nonconfinement. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown