Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drinkable

/ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: drink-able
IPA: /ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be drunk (as liquid).

adj

adj

Of good or satisfactory quality.

noun

That which can be drunk.

Example Sentences

"During the course of the day we know how to face acute hunger, and learn the value of abstaining from using our eatables and drinkables."

Etymology

From Middle English drinkable, drynkeable, equivalent to drink + -able.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: drinkable
Suffix: drink

Inflected Forms

more drinkable (comparative) most drinkable (superlative) drinkables (plural)

Derived Forms

drinkableness

Frequently Paired Words

potent drink edible eatable comestible

Synonyms

potable drinkworthy safe to drink chuggable downable drinkable potulent quaffable

Antonyms

impotable undrinkable nonpotable unpotable

Questions

How do you pronounce drinkable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/.
What does drinkable mean?: Able to be drunk (as liquid).
Where does drinkable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce drinkable

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