Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonbreakable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-break-able
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not easily broken.

noun

Something that cannot be easily broken.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable English nonbreakable From non- + breakable.

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Questions

What does nonbreakable mean?
Not easily broken.
Where does nonbreakable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable English nonbreakable From non- + breakable.

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