Home › Words › E › ensheathmentensheathmentensheathment · noun — the act, or the result of ensheathing.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom ensheathe + -ment.nounThe act, or the result of ensheathingDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ensheathed 74% match — enclosed in a sheath vs ensheathment →enswathement 68% match — The act of enswathing. vs ensheathment →sheathing 65% match — Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade. vs ensheathment →envelopment 65% match — The act of enveloping. vs ensheathment →ensheathe 64% match — To cover with or as if with a sheath. vs ensheathment →enshrouding 64% match — The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering. vs ensheathment →enshroudment 64% match — Covering with, or as if with, a shroud. vs ensheathment →encasement 63% match — The act of encasing. vs ensheathment →