Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensibility

/dɪˌfɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: de-fen-si-bil-i-ty
IPA: /dɪˌfɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being defensible

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, there is a particular objection to the rational defensibility of moral inertia that has to do with the intelligibility of the concept of deflection in general."

Etymology

Etymology tree English defensible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English defensibility From defensible + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˌfɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

defensibilities (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce defensibility?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌfɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/.
What does defensibility mean?: The state or quality of being defensible
Where does defensibility come from?: Etymology tree English defensible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English defensibility From defensible + -ity.

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