Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

likeability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
like-abil-i-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property that makes a person likeable, that allows them to be liked.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English like 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 likeability From like + -ability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

likeabilities (plural) likability (alternative)

Synonyms

likableness

Questions

What does likeability mean?
The property that makes a person likeable, that allows them to be liked.
Where does likeability come from?
Etymology tree English like 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 likeability From like + -ability.

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