Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adherable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-her-able
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of adhesion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereōder. Middle English *adheren English adhere Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adherable From adhere + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: adhere

Inflected Forms

more adherable (comparative) most adherable (superlative)

Derived Forms

adherability unadherable

Questions

What does adherable mean?: Capable of adhesion.
Where does adherable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereōder. Middle English *adheren English adhere Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adherable From adhere + -able.

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