béement
French, noun/be.mɑ̃/
béement is spelled B-É-E-M-E-N-T (7 letters). Béement is a French masculine noun meaning “the state or condition of having a gaping mouth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “État d'une bouche béante”.
What does béement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerarethe state or condition of having a gaping mouth
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. État d'une bouche béante.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of béement
- béements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce béement?
- /be.mɑ̃/
- /be.ə.mɑ̃/
- \be.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.