Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missable

/ˈmɪsəbl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: miss-able
IPA: /ˈmɪsəbl̩/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to avoid detection.

adj

Far from unmissable; not worth watching or experiencing.

adj

Capable of being missed.

adj

Capable of being permanently missed, usually due to game or story progression; inaccessible or unobtainable after a certain point.

Example Sentences

"Sherlock easily located the clue, but Watson considered it missable."
"a missable costume drama"
"She was missable after a week away from home."
"Unfortunately, though, there are several missable ones. For instance, there are a few bobbleheads in locations you can destroy, making them inaccessible."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more missable (comparative) most missable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unmissable

Synonyms

skippable

Antonyms

unmissable

Questions

How do you pronounce missable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪsəbl̩/.
What does missable mean?: Able to avoid detection.
Where does missable come from?: Etymology tree English miss Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English missable From miss + -able.

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