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insurmountable

/ˌɪnsɚmˈaʊntəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
in-sur-mount-able
IPA
/ˌɪnsɚmˈaʊntəbəl/
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English surmount Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English surmountable English insurmountable From in- + surmountable.

Inflected Forms

more insurmountable (comparative) most insurmountable (superlative)

Derived Forms

insurmountableness insurmountably

Synonyms

unsurmountable insuperable

Antonyms

surmountable

Rhymes With

accountable unaccountable countable

Questions

How do you pronounce insurmountable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnsɚmˈaʊntəbəl/.
What does insurmountable mean?
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable
Where does insurmountable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English surmount Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English surmountable English insurmountable From in- + surmountable.

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