invariably
/ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Every time; always, without change and without exception.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: consistently, uniformly; see also Thesaurus:uniformly"
- "He is invariably late for meetings."
- "“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache."
- "In common with most Swiss Railways the standard of equipment and of operating efficiency is high, and stations and trains are invariably clean and well maintained."
- "Talented performers may be everywhere, but Movie Stars, capital M, capital S, are something else. They're the ones with definitive personas, with a forcefield around them that invariably pulls audiences into their orbit."
- "As a consequence of the previous rules, each of the sixty-four squares is invariably indicated by a unique combination of a letter and a number."
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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English invariably From invariable + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/
- British English: /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bli/