Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detestability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-testa-bil-i-ty
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being detestable.

Uncountable

Etymology

From detest + -ability.

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Usage

Questions

What does detestability mean?
The state or quality of being detestable.
Where does detestability come from?
From detest + -ability.

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