The word is in the Wiktionary

8 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• digression n. An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
• digression n. (Generally uncountable) The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly…
• digression n. (Obsolete) A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
• digression n. (Now rare) A deviation, an act of straying from a path.
• digression n. (Astronomy, physics) An elongation, a deflection or deviation from a mean position or expected path.

— English word, defined in French —

• digression n. Digression.

— In French —

• digression n.f. (Rhétorique) Ce qui dans un exposé, dans une conversation…
• digression n.f. (Astronomie) Éloignement apparent des planètes par rapport au soleil.

31 English words from 5 English definitions

act aside Astronomy deflection deviancy deviation elongation error expected from general Generally main mean Now Obsolete particularly path physics position rare rhetoric righteousness rule sin speech straying subject the uncountable writing

8 English words from 3 foreign definitions

apparent conversation dans des Digression exposé par rapport

9 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

Astronomie au␣soleil Ce␣qui Éloignement planètes qui Rhétorique soleil une

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

digressions digressional digressionary

24 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

dig dIG DIG digress ess ESS -ess Ess. gre GRE gres GREs ion Ion -ion res RES Res. -ress sion Sion -sion SSI S.S.I.

15 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

erg ERG -erg- gid GID ISS Isse NOI NOIs OIs OIS ser SER ser. SSE

7 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

digressions disgression disorganise gonderiosis rediagnosis redisposing soldierings

16 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

derisions desirings georissid gneissoid grodiness ingrossed ironsides Ironsides nigroside redosings resinoids rigidness ringsides seigniors signories signorise

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

degression

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

disgression

Recommended websites

• Visit 1Word.ws - the word is a valid scrabble word (12 points).
• Visit www.BestWordClub.com - to play scrabble duplicate online.

See this word in another language

Français Español Italiano Deutsch Português Nederlands

This site uses web cookies, click to learn more. Our privacy policy. © Ortograf Inc. Website updated on 23 June 2023 (v-2.0.1z). Informations & Contacts.