A Puzzling Question

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:26 pm

I've just recently thought that there are not that many words (or so it seems) that end in -ent.
How many can you find?
I've found:

urgent
pungent
torment
entanglement/disentanglement (I count this pair as one)
tangent
serpent
pigment

I'm NOT counting neologisms such as "torrent".
Can you find more?

Lillie · Post by **Lillie** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:33 pm

What about all the words that end in m-ent? Management for example - there are loads like that!

Affluent
Agent
Apparent
Ambient
Bent
Cent
Sent
Client
Cement
Meant
Dent
Gent
Disorient
Eminent
Impotent

Loads

Muzozavr · Post by **Muzozavr** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:58 pm

Meant doesn't apply, but indeed there are lots!

Also -- SILENT.
However, it's all adjectives. Try to find nouns.

dlcs18 · Post by **dlcs18** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:15 pm

What is a neologism?

Toon Dog · Post by **Toon Dog** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:20 pm

Establishment! That ends with ENT.

Post by **Midnight Synergy** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:33 pm

Do mythical creatures count? Ent ends in Ent.

Gen · Post by **Gen** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:21 pm

Muzozavr wrote:Try to find nouns.

Nouns:
From your list:
Tangent
Serpent
Pigment

From Lillie's list:
Agent
Cent
Client
Cement
Dent
Gent

Adding a few more:
Establishment
Parent
Condiment
Containment
Correspondent
Element
Experiment
Exponent
Investment
Moment
Portent
Regent
Regiment
Sentiment
Vent
Precedent
Impairment
Patient
Firmament
Amendment

Neologism - a new word, usage or expression.

TheoX · Post by **TheoX** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:24 pm

Midnight Synergy wrote:Do mythical creatures count? Ent ends in Ent.

Exactly what I was thinking!

speegled · Post by **speegled** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:26 pm

Important

Silent

dlcs18 · Post by **dlcs18** » Sun May 20, 2007 1:12 pm

speegled wrote:Important

Ent, not Ant