-jmənt noun
( -s )
1. : an act or instance of enlarging or the state of being enlarged: as
a. : increase in bulk or extent : augmentation , expansion , extension
b. : expansion or intensification of mental powers : increase or breadth especially of knowledge or sympathies
c. : a setting at large : release from confinement, servitude, or distress : liberation
d. : diffusive quality or expatiation in discourse ; often : amplification especially by copious illustration or detailed description
e. archaic : freedom from constraint (as in prayer)
2. : something that enlarges or is enlarged: as
a. obsolete : right , privilege
b. : something added
building an enlargement on his new house
3. : a photographic print larger than the negative that is made by projecting through a lens an image of the negative upon a photographic printing surface