interminable
/ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "After supper Sir Pitt Crawley began to smoke his pipe; and when it became quite dark, he lighted the rushlight in the tin candlestick, and producing from an interminable pocket a huge mass of papers, began reading them, and putting them in order."
- "The sea-reach of the Thames stretched before us like the beginning of an interminable waterway."
- "It was now a beautiful, moonlit night. The air was crisp and invigorating. Behind them lay the interminable vista of the desert, dotted here and there with an occasional oasis."
- "Life's interminable succession of stages."
Etymology
From Middle English interminable, from Middle French interminable and its etymon Late Latin interminābilis. By surface analysis, in- + terminable.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: interminable, interminābilis
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/