Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cherishable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: cher-ish-able
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.

Example Sentences

"Building a cherishable memory is equally necessary in divorce situations."
"Those of us who carry HIV around owe more than a bit of gratitude to Paul Monette, who makes a person living with AIDS not only a reliable narrator, but a cherishable character, and, for Christ's sake, a love interest."
"He said that objects first become cherishable, after which they get nostalgic value. Finally they end up being antiques."

Etymology

From cherish + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: cherish

Inflected Forms

more cherishable (comparative) most cherishable (superlative)

Derived Forms

cherishably uncherishable

Questions

What does cherishable mean?: Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.
Where does cherishable come from?: From cherish + -able.

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