Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

definability

/dɪˌfaɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: de-fin-abil-i-ty
IPA: /dɪˌfaɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being definable.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English define 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 definability From define + -ability.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˌfaɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

interdefinability

Antonyms

indefinability undefinability

Questions

How do you pronounce definability?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌfaɪnəˈbɪlɪti/.
What does definability mean?: The quality of being definable.
Where does definability come from?: Etymology tree English define 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 definability From define + -ability.

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