Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bereavable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-reav-able
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be bereaved.

Example Sentences

"At the age of four she read exceedingly well; and from a very babe, as her bereavable mother soon after her death declared, the utmost regularity was observable in all her actions."

Etymology

From bereave + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bereave

Questions

What does bereavable mean?: Able to be bereaved.
Where does bereavable come from?: From bereave + -able.

How to pronounce bereavable

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