Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

listenable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: lis-ten-able
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pleasant or easy to listen to.

Example Sentences

"Mozart's music was popular because he wrote listenable works."

Etymology

Etymology tree English listen Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English listenable From listen + -able.

Inflected Forms

more listenable (comparative) most listenable (superlative)

Derived Forms

listenability unlistenable

Synonyms

euphonious mellifluous sonorous

Questions

What does listenable mean?: Pleasant or easy to listen to.
Where does listenable come from?: Etymology tree English listen Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English listenable From listen + -able.

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