Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undownable

/ʌnˈdaʊn.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-down-able
IPA: /ʌnˈdaʊn.ə.bəl/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Undeniably important; which cannot be played down or ignored.

adj

Invincible; which cannot be brought down or overcome.

Example Sentences

"If ever there was an example of sheer pluck and undownable determination it is right here[…]"
"There is the undownable legend that[…]"
"[…]the truth which came home with such undownable conviction[…]"
"The SR-71 is claimed to be undownable by virtue of its altitude and speed."
"[…]this paranoic attempt to discredit the credible, and down the undownable."
"I did not go as far as that either. I only went as far as stating that an American warplane is almost undownable and an American warship is unsinkable."

Etymology

From un- + downable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌnˈdaʊn.ə.bəl/
British English: /ʌnˈdaʊn.ə.bəl/

Questions

How do you pronounce undownable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈdaʊn.ə.bəl/.
What does undownable mean?: Undeniably important; which cannot be played down or ignored.
Where does undownable come from?: From un- + downable.

How to pronounce undownable

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