How is the word ‘ensconce’ pronounced?
The first syllable is pronounced like the word ‘in’, and the ‘con’ in the second is pronounced like the word ‘con’. The final ‘ce’ sounds like the ‘s’ in ‘sit’, ‘sun’, and ‘swim’. The word is pronounced ‘in-SKONS’ with the stress on the second syllable. This is one way of pronouncing the word. ‘Ensconce’ is mostly used in formal contexts to mean ‘to settle oneself comfortably’.
*I found Sajid watching TV ensconced in my favourite chair.
The word can also be used to mean hidden in a safe environment, unseen by others.
*The children were playing hide and seek. Chitra decided to ensconce herself in the small cupboard in the kitchen downstairs.
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