Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dislikable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: dis-lik-able
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.

Example Sentences

"The dominating figure in the play is Bessie Berger (Joan Lorring), an abrasively dislikable Momma Portnoy."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more dislikable (comparative) most dislikable (superlative) dislikeable (alternative)

Derived Forms

dislikably

Questions

What does dislikable mean?: Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
Where does dislikable come from?: Etymology tree English dislike Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dislikable From dislike + -able.

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