Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indefectible

/ɪndɪˈfɛktɪbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-de-fectible
IPA
/ɪndɪˈfɛktɪbəl/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without flaw or defect, perfect.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English indefectible From in- + defect + -ible.

Inflected Forms

more indefectible (comparative) most indefectible (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce indefectible?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪndɪˈfɛktɪbəl/.
What does indefectible mean?
Having the ability to resist defect or failure, permanent, lasting.
Where does indefectible come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English indefectible From in- + defect + -ible.

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