Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

escapable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
es-capable
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be escaped, fled or run from.

adj

Not needed or necessary.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

escapeable (alternative)

Derived Forms

escapability

Frequently Paired Words

inescapability inescapably unescapability unescapably

Synonyms

avertable fleeable superfluous unnecessary

Antonyms

inescapable unescapable

Questions

What does escapable mean?
Able to be escaped, fled or run from.
Where does escapable come from?
Etymology tree English escape Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English escapable From escape + -able.

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