Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civilizable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
civ-i-liz-able
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of, or suitable for, being civilized.

Etymology

From civilize + -able.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more civilizable (comparative) most civilizable (superlative)

Derived Forms

uncivilizable

Questions

What does civilizable mean?
Capable of, or suitable for, being civilized.
Where does civilizable come from?
From civilize + -able.

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