Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

annihilable

/əˈnaɪ.ɪləbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ni-hi-l-able
IPA: /əˈnaɪ.ɪləbəl/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being annihilated; able to be destroyed completely.

Example Sentences

"[Space] cannot be a created Subſtance; becauſe vve cannot conceive it creable or annihilable; and therefore it carries vvith it an Idea of neceſſary Exiſtence; […]"
"The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent."

Etymology

From Latin annihilābilis, from annihilō. Equivalent to annihilate + -able.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: annihilābilis
Suffix: annihilate

Inflected Forms

more annihilable (comparative) most annihilable (superlative)

Derived Forms

inannihilable unannihilable

Questions

How do you pronounce annihilable?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnaɪ.ɪləbəl/.
What does annihilable mean?: Capable of being annihilated; able to be destroyed completely.
Where does annihilable come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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