Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alterable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: al-ter-able
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being changed; changeable; mutable.

noun

Something that can be altered; a variable.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more alterable (comparative) most alterable (superlative) alterables (plural)

Derived Forms

alterableness alterably nonalterable

Frequently Paired Words

alterability

Antonyms

inalterable unalterable

Questions

What does alterable mean?: Capable of being changed; changeable; mutable.
Where does alterable come from?: Etymology tree English alter Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English alterable From alter + -able.

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