Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gradability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grad-abil-i-ty
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being gradable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The gradability of adjectives has important consequences for their grammatical behaviour."

Etymology

Etymology tree English grade 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 gradability From grade + -ability.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

gradabilities (plural)

Questions

What does gradability mean?: The property of being gradable.
Where does gradability come from?: Etymology tree English grade 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 gradability From grade + -ability.

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