identifiable
/aɪdˈɛntəfˌaɪəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Capable of being distinguished and named.
Example Sentences
- "I don't know where he was from because he had no identifiable accent."
- "We acknowledge that the tidal volume utilized for the SHVT group is far from the one utilized in the clinical setting, however, this choice was based on our previous studies supporting that 20 ml/kg was the minimal level of overdistention in healthy rats causing an identifiable injury comparable to that experienced by ALI patients."
- "The only other identifiable plant macrofossil present was a nutlet of club-rush that was morphologically most similar to grey club-rush (Schoenoplectus cf tabernaemontani). This form of club-rush is most often found near the sea, although it also grows in marshes and dune-slacks."
Etymology
Etymology tree English identify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English identifiable From identify + -able.
Inflected Forms
more identifiable (comparative)
most identifiable (superlative)