Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

printable

/ˈprɪntəbl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
print-able
IPA
/ˈprɪntəbl/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthy or capable of being printed.

adj

Of a text character: having a visual representation, unlike the control characters.

noun

A digital image or file meant to be printed on paper.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

printables (plural)

Derived Forms

bioprintable printableness

Frequently Paired Words

printability

Synonyms

printworthy

Antonyms

unprintable nonprintable

Rhymes With

unprintable

Questions

How do you pronounce printable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈprɪntəbl/.
What does printable mean?
Worthy or capable of being printed.
Where does printable come from?
Etymology tree English print Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English printable From print + -able.

How to pronounce printable

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