Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conceivability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: con-ceiv-abil-i-ty
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being conceivable; the ability to be conceived, believed, or understood.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that is conceivable.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English conceive 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 conceivability From conceive + -ability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

conceivabilities (plural)

Synonyms

conceivableness

Antonyms

inconceivability

Questions

What does conceivability mean?: The characteristic of being conceivable; the ability to be conceived, believed, or understood.
Where does conceivability come from?: Etymology tree English conceive 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 conceivability From conceive + -ability.

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