Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untouchability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: un-touch-a-bil-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being untouchable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Can we make sure that we create a social structure where we remove untouchability?"
"One study found about a third accpeting they'd earned untouchability by committing sins in past lives, with others blaming unfairness or believing a more self-serving version of the Hindu dream, cleaiming 'they never took a true plunge in status, that they were really Brahmans in disguise.'"

Etymology

From untouchable + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: untouchable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

untouchableness

Questions

What does untouchability mean?: The state or condition of being untouchable.
Where does untouchability come from?: From untouchable + -ity.

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