Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deformability

/dɪˌfɔːməˈbɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: de-forma-bil-i-ty
IPA: /dɪˌfɔːməˈbɪlɪti/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being deformable

Uncountable

noun

A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English deform 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 deformability From deform + -ability.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˌfɔːməˈbɪlɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deformabilities (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce deformability?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌfɔːməˈbɪlɪti/.
What does deformability mean?: The state of being deformable
Where does deformability come from?: Etymology tree English deform 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 deformability From deform + -ability.

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