Enveloping: meaning, definitions and examples

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enveloping

 

[ ษชnหˆvษ›lษ™pษชล‹ ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

feeling

Completely surrounding or covering something

Synonyms

covering, enclosing, surrounding

Examples of usage

  • The city was enveloped in fog
  • The enveloping darkness made it difficult to see
Context #2 | Verb

action

Wrap up, cover, or surround completely

Synonyms

cover, surround, wrap

Examples of usage

  • He enveloped her in a warm hug
  • The flames quickly enveloped the building

Translations

Translations of the word "enveloping" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น envolvente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฒเคชเฅ‡เคŸเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช umhรผllend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ melingkupi

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะพะฑะณะพั€ั‚ะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ otulajฤ…cy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅŒ…ใฟ่พผใ‚€

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท enveloppant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ envolvente

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท saran

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฐ์‹ธ๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุญุงุท

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ obalujรญcรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ obalujรบci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅŒ…ๅ›ด็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ovijajoฤ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ umvefjandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะพั€ัˆะฐะฟ ั‚าฑั€า“ะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒคแƒฃแƒ—แƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bรผkรผlษ™n

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ envolvente

Etymology

The word 'enveloping' comes from the verb 'envelop', which originated from Old French 'envoluper' meaning 'wrap up'. The use of 'enveloping' in the sense of completely surrounding or covering something has been in use since the late 18th century.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #19,826, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.