Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astoundable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-tound-able
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being astounded.

Example Sentences

"1838, Richard Monckton Milnes, letter to Aubrey de Vere, cited in T. Wemyss Reid, The Life, Letters, and Friendships of Richard Monckton Milnes, First Lord Houghton, London: Cassell, Volume 1, pp. 220-221, Have you ever seen any of Blake’s poetry? I think of publishing some selections from him which will astonish those who are astoundable by anything of this kind."
"Emily had known Jill for so long that she could afford to astound her with her opinions. Jill was the ideally astoundable friend—she got astounded, but she stood her ground."

Etymology

From astound + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: astound

Inflected Forms

more astoundable (comparative) most astoundable (superlative)

Questions

What does astoundable mean?: Capable of being astounded.
Where does astoundable come from?: From astound + -able.

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