Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypnotizability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hyp-no-ti-z-abil-i-ty
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the ability to be hypnotized

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The hypnotizability of people varies."

Etymology

Etymology tree English hypnotiz(e) 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 hypnotizability From hypnotiz(e) + -ability.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

hypnosis hypnotism hypnotist hypnotize

Questions

What does hypnotizability mean?: the ability to be hypnotized
Where does hypnotizability come from?: Etymology tree English hypnotiz(e) 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 hypnotizability From hypnotiz(e) + -ability.

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