Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defendable

[dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
de-fend-able
IPA
[dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ]
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being defended.

Etymology

From Old French deffendable (French défendable), from défendre + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ]

Inflected Forms

more defendable (comparative) most defendable (superlative)

Derived Forms

defendability defendably undefendable

Synonyms

defensible

Questions

How do you pronounce defendable?
The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈfɛndəbəɫ].
What does defendable mean?
Capable of being defended.
Where does defendable come from?
From Old French deffendable (French défendable), from défendre + -able.

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