attributable
/əˈtɹɪbjuːtəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Capable of being attributed.
adj
Allowed to be attributed.
Example Sentences
- "His lack of conversation is attributable to his shyness."
- "Timekeeping is better than on many Irish main lines; indeed, such delays as do occur are often attributable to late running of the Dublin-Sligo trains."
- "The Shark Attack File shows twenty-seven attacks, definitely attributable to Galeocerdo cuvieri, and they have occurred all over the world, from Australia to Florida."
- "[T]he ‘fun’ factor may be in part attributable the novelty of the feedback mechanism, and the sense of fun might wear thin after longer exposure to the feedback method."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin attributusbor. English attribute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English attributable From attribute + -able.