Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defatigable

[dɪˈfætɪɡəbəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-fati-ga-ble
IPA: [dɪˈfætɪɡəbəɫ]

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.

Example Sentences

"The author wishes to acknowledge the help of his peerful editor, Fredrica Friedman, and his defatigable researcher, Susan Hall, as well as that of his severest critic, P. Bear."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Latin fatīgō Latin dēfatīgō Latin dēfatīgātusder. English defatigable From Latin defatigatus, past participle of defatigare (“to tire or weary”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: defatigatus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [dɪˈfætɪɡəbəɫ]

Inflected Forms

more defatigable (comparative) most defatigable (superlative)

Derived Forms

undefatigable

Questions

How do you pronounce defatigable?: The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈfætɪɡəbəɫ].
What does defatigable mean?: Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
Where does defatigable come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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