the state of being stimulated, as by a successful first attempt at something
Word origin
[1595–1605; flesh (defs. 17, 18) + -ment]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: condensation, density, detail, exposure, zero-ment is a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament)