Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gradable

/ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
grad-able
IPA
/ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to form degrees or grades

adj

Able to occur in varying degrees; able to be inflected or modified to express degrees of meaning.

adj

steep, but still able to be climbed by a motor vehicle

noun

A word that can be inflected to specify the degree or grade of something.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

gradables (plural)

Derived Forms

gradability gradably

Phrases

gradable antonym non-gradable

Synonyms

comparable

Antonyms

non-gradable ungradable

Questions

How do you pronounce gradable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪdəbəl/.
What does gradable mean?
Able to form degrees or grades
Where does gradable come from?
Etymology tree English grade Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English gradable From grade + -able.

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