Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filterable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: fil-ter-able
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be separated by filtration

adj

That can pass through a specified filter

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more filterable (comparative) most filterable (superlative) filtrable (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonfilterable

Phrases

filterable virus

Antonyms

unfilterable

Questions

What does filterable mean?: Able to be separated by filtration
Where does filterable come from?: Etymology tree English filter Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English filterable From filter + -able.

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