Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governableness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gov-ern-able-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being governable.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English governable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English governableness From governable + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does governableness mean?
The state of being governable.
Where does governableness come from?
Etymology tree English governable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English governableness From governable + -ness.

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