Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

measurable

/ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: mea-sur-able
IPA: /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be measured.

adj

Of significant importance.

noun

That which can be measured; a metric.

Example Sentences

""There are studies that illustrate how kindness spreads through social networks in measurable ways. When we are kind to someone, they don't just feel better — they become 25% more likely to help others.""

Etymology

From Old French mesurable, equivalent to measure + -able. Doublet of mensurable.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: mesurable
Suffix: measure

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/
British English: /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more measurable (comparative) most measurable (superlative) measurables (plural)

Derived Forms

comeasurable immeasurable measurableness measurably nonmeasurable unmeasurable

Phrases

Borel measurable Lebesgue measurable measurable function measurable set measurable space

Frequently Paired Words

mensurable measurability

Synonyms

mensurable

Rhymes With

pleasurable

Questions

How do you pronounce measurable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/.
What does measurable mean?: Able to be measured.
Where does measurable come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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