Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infacility

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-fa-cil-i-ty
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to quickly adjust one’s focus when looking from near to far (or the converse).

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English facility English infacility From in- + facility.

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What does infacility mean?
The inability to quickly adjust one’s focus when looking from near to far (or the converse).
Where does infacility come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English facility English infacility From in- + facility.

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