Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breakability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: break-a-bil-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or property of being breakable.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English break 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 breakability From break + -ability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

breakabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

unbreakability

Synonyms

fragility frangibleness frangibility

Questions

What does breakability mean?: The state or property of being breakable.
Where does breakability come from?: Etymology tree English break 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 breakability From break + -ability.

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