Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contractible

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: con-tractible
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of contraction

adj

(of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation

Etymology

Etymology tree English contract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English contractible From contract + -ible.

Inflected Forms

more contractible (comparative) most contractible (superlative)

Derived Forms

contractibleness

Phrases

weakly contractible

Frequently Paired Words

contractable

Antonyms

incontractible noncontractible uncontractible

Questions

What does contractible mean?: Capable of contraction
Where does contractible come from?: Etymology tree English contract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English contractible From contract + -ible.

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