Speakur

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excitable

/ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cit-a-ble
IPA
/ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easily excited.

adj

Able to respond to external stimuli.

adj

Able to be promoted to an excited state.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English excite Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English excitable From excite + -able.

Inflected Forms

more excitable (comparative) most excitable (superlative) exciteable (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

excitableness excitably exciteableness hyperexcitable hypoexcitable inexcitable neuroexcitable nonexcitable overexcitable photoexcitable subexcitable superexcitable

Frequently Paired Words

excitability excite excited

Synonyms

irritable

Questions

How do you pronounce excitable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/.
What does excitable mean?
Easily excited.
Where does excitable come from?
Etymology tree English excite Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English excitable From excite + -able.

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