invariable
/ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension.
Example Sentences
- "Physical laws which are invariable."
- "“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action."
- "The rebuilt "Merchant Navy" Pacifics have the monopoly of these workings, and Mr. C. K. Dunkley writes that as a result of their reduced water consumption, as compared with the unrebuilt engines, some engine-crews no longer spend time taking water at Southampton Central, the invariable practice previously."
- "The French adjective marron ‘brown’ is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English variable English invariable From in- + variable. Piecewise doublet of unvariable.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/
- British English: /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/