Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contestability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: con-testa-bil-i-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being contestable or debatable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because of the popularity of the sitting candidate, the contestability of the seat was poor."

Etymology

Etymology tree English contest 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 contestability From contest + -ability.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

incontestability

Questions

What does contestability mean?: The property of being contestable or debatable.
Where does contestability come from?: Etymology tree English contest 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 contestability From contest + -ability.

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