inappreciable
/ˌɪnəˈpɹiːʃəbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Insignificant, undetectable, not able to be noticed.
Example Sentences
- "...genius marks its tract, not by the observation of quantities inappreciable to any but the acutest senses, but by placing Nature in such circumstances, that she is forced to record her minutest variations on so magnified a scale, that an observer, possessing ordinary faculties, shall find them legibly written."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English appreciable English inappreciable From in- + appreciable.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪnəˈpɹiːʃəbəl/