Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knowability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
knowa-bil-i-ty
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being knowable.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English know Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English knowability From know + -ability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

knowabilities (plural)

Antonyms

unknowability

Questions

What does knowability mean?
The quality or state of being knowable.
Where does knowability come from?
Etymology tree English know Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English knowability From know + -ability.

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