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communicable

/kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
com-mu-ni-ca-ble
IPA
/kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be transmitted between people or animals.

adj

Readily communicated.

adj

Talkative or expansive.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.

Inflected Forms

more communicable (comparative) most communicable (superlative)

Derived Forms

communicableness communicably intercommunicable noncommunicable uncommunicable

Phrases

communicable disease communicable scale

Frequently Paired Words

communicability

Synonyms

transmissible spreadable catching contagious contractable transmittable

Antonyms

nontransmissible noncommunicable incommunicable ineffable

Questions

How do you pronounce communicable?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/.
What does communicable mean?
Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
Where does communicable come from?
From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.

How to pronounce communicable

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