Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

describability

/dɪˌskɹaɪbəˈbɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-scrib-a-bil-i-ty
IPA: /dɪˌskɹaɪbəˈbɪlɪti/

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being describable.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English describe 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 describability From describe + -ability.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˌskɹaɪbəˈbɪlɪti/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

describableness

Antonyms

indescribability indescribableness undescribability undescribableness

Questions

How do you pronounce describability?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˌskɹaɪbəˈbɪlɪti/.
What does describability mean?: The quality of being describable.
Where does describability come from?: Etymology tree English describe 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 describability From describe + -ability.

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