Home › Words › B › bolstermentbolstermentbolsterment means the process of bolstering.EtymologyFrom bolster + -ment.nounThe process of bolstering.e.g.“Because Caroline and Caleb had paid no attention to him when he made the first martini, he now made a second, for energy and general bolsterment, and officially considered it his first.” — 2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bolstering 90% match — The act by which something is bolstered; support. vs bolsterment →bolster 79% match — A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape. vs bolsterment →bolsterer 74% match — One who, or that which, bolsters. vs bolsterment →embolster 73% match — To prop up or support, as with a bolster; shore up vs bolsterment →boosting 70% match — The act or process by which something is boosted. vs bolsterment →bolstered 69% match — padded vs bolsterment →strengthening 68% match — An act or process by which something is strengthened. vs bolsterment →fortifying 68% match — The process by which something is fortified. vs bolsterment →