ascertainable
/ˌæsɚˈteɪnəbl̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Able to be ascertained.
Example Sentences
- "For example, when regulation prevents a developer from building rental property, the value of existing or reasonably ascertainable leases represents an opportunity cost of the prohibition to the developer."
- "The easily ascertainable fact, they point out, is that what they feel is not anger toward parents speaking Lennon's name, but only contempt for the few so ignorant of cultural history that they think it was John Lennon, instead of Paul McCartney, who sang "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?""
- "The real responsibility, the reasons behind the assassination, were still in dispute half a century later. But even events that are less crucial are still often incompletely ascertainable."
Etymology
Etymology tree English ascertain Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English ascertainable From ascertain + -able.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæsɚˈteɪnəbl̩/
- British English: /ˌæsəˈteɪnəbl̩/
Inflected Forms
more ascertainable (comparative)
most ascertainable (superlative)