Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disputability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-putabil-i-ty
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being disputable; disputableness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin disputo Old French desputerbor. Middle English disputen English dispute 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 disputability From dispute + -ability.

Usage

Questions

What does disputability mean?
The state or quality of being disputable; disputableness.
Where does disputability come from?
Etymology tree Latin disputo Old French desputerbor. Middle English disputen English dispute 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 disputability From dispute + -ability.

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