Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

generalizable

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
gen-er-al-iz-able
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being generalized.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English generalize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English generalizable From generalize + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/
  • British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more generalizable (comparative) most generalizable (superlative) generalisable (alternative)

Derived Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce generalizable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/.
What does generalizable mean?
Capable of being generalized.
Where does generalizable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English generalize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English generalizable From generalize + -able.

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