Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncivilizable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-civ-i-liz-able
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incapable of being civilized.

Example Sentences

"This conceptual change allowed the Indian as tractable heathen to be rather rapidly replaced by the Indian as uncivilizable savage."

Etymology

From un- + civilizable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does uncivilizable mean?: Incapable of being civilized.
Where does uncivilizable come from?: From un- + civilizable.

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