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amassment

amassment

7.4
A large collection of things gathered over time
  • noun
  • /əˈmæs.mənt/
translation icon : acumulación
  • Her amassment of books on history reveals her passion for learning.

Examples

  • Marvelous amassment of roots.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The museum proudly displayed its amassment of ancient artifacts collected over many years.

  • The gardener’s amassment of seeds will ensure a beautiful garden this spring.

Synonyms

accumulation
vsamassment
30 3.4

A group of things gathered in one place over time

refers to a large collected total rather than the slow gathering process
accruement
vsamassment
  • Archaic
8.2

A gradual increase over time, often of money or benefits

is the general act of collecting a large total, not only financial additions

Antonyms

dispersal
17 5.2

The spreading of things over a wide area, for example seeds or people

dissipation
2 7.0

Spreading out of something until it becomes less concentrated

How Much

stockpile
45 4.2
amassment
7.4
accumulation
30 3.4
collection
759 1.4

Surface Forms

amassment singular
amassments plural

Morphology

amassment = amass (transparent) = amass + ment

Formed regularly from the verb 'amass' + -ment; the meaning 'the act or result of amassing' is directly derived and predictable.

Etymology

Amassment comes from the verb amass, which joins a- ('to') and mass ('pile' or 'heap'), the same mass you know for a large amount; think of bringing things together into one big pile. So an amassment is the act of gathering many things or the large pile of things that have been gathered.