Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clickable

/ˈklɪkəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: click-able
IPA: /ˈklɪkəbəl/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That establishes rapport with an audience.

adj

That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die.

adj

Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device.

noun

Any element that can be clicked by the user.

Example Sentences

"Putting a clickable link in your post is easy."
"The design strategy was to boil down the story's 17 pages to simple language, 5 sing-along songs and 5 games, with about 100 total clickables throughout the program."

Etymology

c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able

Word Breakdown

Suffix: click

Inflected Forms

clickables (plural)

Derived Forms

clickability clickably nonclickable unclickable

Synonyms

hot

Rhymes With

applicable despicable inextricable lickable kickable unpickable unclickable pickable stickable flickable

Questions

How do you pronounce clickable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɪkəbəl/.
What does clickable mean?: That establishes rapport with an audience.
Where does clickable come from?: c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able

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