Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

answerability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: an-swer-abil-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being answerable.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English answer Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English answerability From answer + -ability.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

answerabilities (plural)

Synonyms

answerableness accountability

Antonyms

unanswerability unanswerableness

Questions

What does answerability mean?: The state of being answerable.
Where does answerability come from?: Etymology tree English answer Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English answerability From answer + -ability.

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