Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonadoptable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-adopt-able
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not adoptable; unadoptable.

Example Sentences

"There are some case situations, relatively few in number, where the child is known to be nonadoptable, but it would be exceedingly burdensome for the natural parent to have the relationship continued."
"In the case of the nonadoptable child, there are no adoptive benefits against which the court can weigh the benefits flowing from the parental relationships."
"While never exact, “nonadoptability” fused the racial, the social, and the moral to render certain kinds, and colours, of children permanently nonadoptable."

Etymology

From non- + adoptable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

more nonadoptable (comparative) most nonadoptable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonadoptability

Questions

What does nonadoptable mean?: Not adoptable; unadoptable.
Where does nonadoptable come from?: From non- + adoptable.

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