Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

describable

/dɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: de-scri-ba-ble
IPA: /dɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being described.

Etymology

Etymology tree English describe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English describable From describe + -able.

Inflected Forms

more describable (comparative) most describable (superlative)

Derived Forms

describableness nondescribable

Frequently Paired Words

describability comprehensible

Synonyms

articulable describable enunciable expressible pronounceable sayable speakable utterable verbalizable

Antonyms

indescribable

Rhymes With

indescribable

Questions

How do you pronounce describable?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈskɹaɪbəbl̩/.
What does describable mean?: Capable of being described.
Where does describable come from?: Etymology tree English describe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English describable From describe + -able.

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