Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

destructible

/dɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: de-struc-tible
IPA: /dɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.

Etymology

Etymology tree English destruct Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English destructible From destruct + -ible.

Inflected Forms

more destructible (comparative) most destructible (superlative)

Derived Forms

biodestructible destructibleness indestructible undestructible

Synonyms

breakable destroyable wreckable

Antonyms

indestructible undestroyable unbreakable unwreckable constructible producible

Questions

How do you pronounce destructible?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈstɹʌktɪbəl/.
What does destructible mean?: Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
Where does destructible come from?: Etymology tree English destruct Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English destructible From destruct + -ible.

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